Ligustrum Aureum
Gold Privet
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Common Name: Gold Privet
Latin Name: Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'
Soil: Any well-drained soil
Position: Full sun or partial shade
Flowering period/colour: July to August/white flowers
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Eventual height/spread: 3m x 3m
Special features: Attractive evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub
This is a golden leafed variety of privet, popular as a hedging plant, which has pleasantly oval leaves with an attractive, broad, greenish gold margin. Close examination will show that the variegation varies in its detail from leaf to leaf; the colour is also limier in shade, brighter in sun. In difficult sites, its bright foliage is welcome in winter. If you contemplate planting this as a hedge decide whether you want a yellow hedge that gives a bright rim to your garden.