BOTANICAL NAME LIGUSTRUM JAPONICUM
PRONUNCIATION li - GUS - trum ja - PON - i - kum
COMMON NAME Japanese Privet
FAMILY Oleaceae
Life Cycle Evergreen perennial
PLANT Shrub Height 6’ - 12’ Width 5’ - 10’ Upright
ARRANGEMENT Opposite
LEAF Ovate Length 4” - 6” Width 2 1/2” - 3”
MARGIN Entire
VEINS Pinnate
COMPOSITION Simple
FLOWER Spring (May) White panicle; fragrant
FRUIT Fall Black berry
EXPOSURE Sun Part shade Shade
GROWTH Rapid
USE Foundation Border
DESCRIPTION Shiny, waxy leaves are dark green and leathery Petiole 1/4” long
DESCRIPTION Stem is dotted with large, raised, light gray lenticels Cv. ‘Rotundifolium’ is called Curlyleaf Ligustrum
‘Rotundifolium’
CULTURAL PRACTICES Propagate by stem cuttings
PROBLEMS
ZONES 7 - 10
NATIVE OF: Japan