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title: Hedging Plants
url: https://heavenlyplants.ae/collections/hedging-privacy
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# Hedging Plants

The standard UAE privacy hedge is Ficus nitida — dense, evergreen, fast, and it takes hard clipping. Carissa (Natal plum) gives a lower, thorny, flowering hedge, and golden duranta a bright chartreuse border. Plant at roughly 50cm spacing: five plants cover about 2.5 metres.

## Products in this collection

- [Areca Palm — Outdoor 150cm](https://heavenlyplants.ae/products/areca-palm-outdoor) — AED 229
- [Ficus Nitida Hedge — 5 Plants](https://heavenlyplants.ae/products/ficus-nitida-hedge-5) — AED 549
- [Instant Privacy Hedge Kit](https://heavenlyplants.ae/products/privacy-hedge-kit) — AED 1299
- [Ficus Panda — Standard 18Ltr](https://heavenlyplants.ae/products/ficus-panda-standard) — AED 299
- [Silver Damas Ball (Conocarpus)](https://heavenlyplants.ae/products/silver-damas-ball) — AED 199
- [Wild Jasmine Hedge (Clerodendrum) — 5 Plants](https://heavenlyplants.ae/products/clerodendrum-hedge-5) — AED 189
- [Hopbush Hedge (Dodonaea viscosa) — 5 Plants](https://heavenlyplants.ae/products/dodonaea-hedge-5) — AED 169
- [Bougainvillea Pillar — 180cm](https://heavenlyplants.ae/products/bougainvillea-pillar) — AED 349
- [Tecoma / Cape Honeysuckle](https://heavenlyplants.ae/products/tecoma-orange) — AED 59
- [Nerium Oleander](https://heavenlyplants.ae/products/oleander-pink) — AED 59
- [Crape Jasmine (Tabernaemontana)](https://heavenlyplants.ae/products/crape-jasmine) — AED 79
- [Golden Trumpet (Allamanda)](https://heavenlyplants.ae/products/allamanda-golden-trumpet) — AED 69
- [Star Jasmine Climber](https://heavenlyplants.ae/products/jasmine-star-climber) — AED 89
- [Ficus Nitida Ball — 120cm](https://heavenlyplants.ae/products/ficus-nitida-ball) — AED 329
- [Damas Tree (Conocarpus)](https://heavenlyplants.ae/products/damas-tree) — AED 149
- [Carissa (Natal Plum) Hedge — 5 Plants](https://heavenlyplants.ae/products/carissa-hedge-5) — AED 299
- [Golden Duranta Hedge — 5 Plants](https://heavenlyplants.ae/products/duranta-golden-hedge-5) — AED 329
- [Sea Hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus)](https://heavenlyplants.ae/products/hibiscus-tiliaceus) — AED 119

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the fastest-growing privacy hedge in the UAE?

Conocarpus (damas) is the fastest screening plant grown here, followed by Ficus nitida. Damas puts on height quickly but needs regular trimming; ficus is slower but denser and holds a formal clipped face better.

### How many hedge plants do I need per metre?

Two plants per metre at 50cm spacing for a solid face within a season. Our hedge sets contain five plants, which covers roughly 2.5 metres. Closer spacing fills in faster but competes for water.

### Will ficus roots damage my villa's paving or pipes?

Mature Ficus nitida has vigorous roots. Keep it at least 1.5–2 metres from paving, boundary walls and drainage runs, or plant it in a raised bed or large planter, which is why we sell the privacy kit with a planter included.