Ligustrum lucidum - 60-80 CM C3

Description
The Chinese privet (Ligustrum lucidum) is a bushy garden plant with decorative, black fruits. It produces creamy white flowers arranged in panicles from August to September. In a sunny to semi-shady location with well-drained soil, it usually reaches a height of around 8 metres.

Bulletpoints
* Fruit ornamentation

Spread
China.

Frost hardiness
The Chinese privet has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Chinese privet is bushy in structure.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Soil
Normal soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Flower
The creamy white flowers of the Chinese privet appear in panicles from August to September.

Fruit
The black berries of Ligustrum lucidum are particularly decorative.

Worth knowing
Plant or parts of the plant are poisonous.

Use
Hedge (pruning), specimen, group planting, rock garden, topiary