I am looking for a thick, tall, flowering, fast-growing hedge that does well in California. So far Oleander looks like a good candidate.
I need:
- Approximately four feet wide, and dense enough that you cannot see through it.
- Flowering, preferably multiple times a year
- Eight to 10 feet tall
- Very fast growing
- Does well in direct sun and shade
This would be in the San Francisco Bay Area, Mediterranean climate and not directly on the coast.
I have been trying Photinia as a hedge, but it simply isn't thick enough. It shoots up new growth in a few major branches, but even in the thickest sections you can see right through it. It would take six years to get thick at the current rate, and even then it might not be dense.