Waxleaf Privet
Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum'
Compact habit with glossy foliage responds well to pruning into topiary or small standard trees. Displays profusion of white blooms. Useful hedge, screen or windbreak. Good in containers. Evergreen.
| Synonym: | Ligustrum texanum |
| Botanical Pronunciation: | li-GUS-trum tex-AN-um |
| Key feature: | Hedge Plant |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 7 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast grower to 8 to 10 ft. tall, 4 to 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Flower attribute: | Fragrant |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Easy Care |
| Landscape uses: | Firescaping/Fire Wise, Privacy Screen, Seacoast Exposure, Topiary, Windbreak |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 5820 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
This is probably the most frequently used Privet because it is so adaptable to topiary forms. Available in neat, vertical poodle forms, which are lovely in simple elegant pots flanking the front door or porch steps. Buy pyramid form for topiary gardens to flank walkways and gateways or to position on each corner of a center square knot garden or parterre. Can be used for lush green background foliage or as a large-scale windbreak. Makes an effective sound barrier near busy streets.
Compact habit with glossy foliage responds well to pruning into topiary or small standard trees. Displays profusion of white blooms. Useful hedge, screen or windbreak. Good in containers. Evergreen.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
This is probably the most frequently used Privet because it is so adaptable to topiary forms. Available in neat, vertical poodle forms, which are lovely in simple elegant pots flanking the front door or porch steps. Buy pyramid form for topiary gardens to flank walkways and gateways or to position on each corner of a center square knot garden or parterre. Can be used for lush green background foliage or as a large-scale windbreak. Makes an effective sound barrier near busy streets.
| Synonym: | Ligustrum texanum |
| Botanical Pronunciation: | li-GUS-trum tex-AN-um |
| Key feature: | Hedge Plant |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 7 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast grower to 8 to 10 ft. tall, 4 to 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Flower attribute: | Fragrant |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Easy Care |
| Landscape uses: | Firescaping/Fire Wise, Privacy Screen, Seacoast Exposure, Topiary, Windbreak |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 5820 |
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