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Oleaceae
Japanese privet
Ligustrum japonicum
Also known as Glossy privet, Chinese privet, Wax-leaf privet, Ligustrum japonicum f. pubescens
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Japanese privet is a tough, fast-growing evergreen shrub that thrives in partial shade to full sun with average moisture. Water regularly during establishment, then reduce frequency as the plant becomes moderately drought tolerant once mature. It responds well to pruning and is an excellent choice for hedges, screens, or foundation plantings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is moist, then allow top inch to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.9
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 20 ft – 40 ft
- Spread
- 20 ft
- Spacing
- 60 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Lesotho, Marianas, Maryland, Nansei-Shoto, Taiwan
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda, aspca
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