Origin
South America
Light
Full sun
Watering
Weekly
Care
Easy
Flowering
Flowering
Outdoor
Ligustrum Japonicum
With its dense, glossy dark-green evergreen foliage and its panicles of small fragrant white flowers, the Japanese Privet is the elegant, versatile hedge shrub of Mediterranean gardens.
Care Profile
A guide to ensuring your botanical companion thrives.
Origin
Southeast Asia
Light
Bright indirect
Watering
Weekly
Maintenance
Easy
The lustrous privet of Southeast Asia
Native to Japan and Korea, the Ligustrum japonicum is prized for its thick, glossy, evergreen foliage that forms dense, decorative hedges all year round.
Hardy and adaptable, it lends itself to formal clipping as much as free-form growth, and offers panicles of lightly fragrant white flowers in spring.
"The Japanese Privet offers the elegance of dark, glossy foliage in every season."
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Styling Tip 01
Sun or Part Shade
It adapts from full sun to part shade, keeping its lustrous foliage in both conditions.
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Styling Tip 02
Moderate Watering
Water regularly in the first year; once established, it is drought-tolerant.
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Styling Tip 03
Easy Pruning
It tolerates all pruning styles, from formal to free-form; prune after flowering to preserve the following year's blooms.
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Origin
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Light
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Watering
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Care
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