Ligustrum lucidum 'Tricolor' - 80-100 CM C12

Description
The Glänzender Liguster 'Tricolor' (Ligustrum lucidum) is a bushy, upright garden plant with decorative, black fruits. It produces creamy white flowers arranged in panicles from August to September. The Glänzender Liguster 'Tricolor' also has broad, lanceolate, dark green leaves with a creamy white edge. The reddish shoots are also an interesting sight. In a sunny to semi-shady location with well-drained soil, it usually reaches a height of around 2 metres and grows to around 2 metres wide.

Bulletpoints
* Fruiting ornament * beautiful foliage * reddish shoots

leaves
High leaf ornamental value. The evergreen leaves of the Glänzender Liguster 'Tricolor's are dark green, broadly lanceolate and have a creamy white margin. Reddish shoots.

Spread
China.

Frost hardiness
The Glänzender Liguster 'Tricolor' has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Glänzender Liguster 'Tricolor' is bushy and upright in habit.

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 Glänzender Liguster 'Tricolor' appear in panicles from August to September.

Fruit
The black berries of Ligustrum lucidum 'Tricolor' are particularly decorative.

Worth knowing
Plant or parts of the plant are poisonous.

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