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Oleaceae
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
Also known as Common Chinese privet, Glossy privet, Wax-leaf privet
Zones 5–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Privet · Hedge · Shrub · Invasive · Fragrant · Fast Growing · Screening Plant · Birds · White Flowers · Oleaceae
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Chinese privet is a vigorous, adaptable shrub tolerant of a wide range of soils and light conditions, making it easy to grow but requiring regular pruning to keep it in check. It produces fragrant white flower clusters in summer that attract pollinators, followed by small dark berries eaten by birds. Note that Chinese privet is considered invasive in many parts of the southeastern United States and should be used with caution.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to partially dry between waterings once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- 0°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Costa Rica, Hainan, Honduras, Italy, Kentucky, Marianas, Maryland, New Caledonia, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., Panamá, RéUnion, Spain
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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