Ligustrum Oval Aureum

Ligustrum ovalifolium ‘Aureum’ (golden privet) is a reliable, semi-evergreen hedging shrub valued for its bright, yellow-variegated foliage and dense, easily clipped habit. In early to mid-summer it can produce small, white flower panicles, sometimes followed by black berries, though flowering is reduced by regular clipping. It grows well in sun or light shade and in most well-drained, moderately fertile soils, including chalk. Left untrimmed it typically reaches about 34m in height and 2.54m in spread, but it is readily maintained as a formal hedge of the desired size.

Feeding time: Spring Trimming time: Late summer (after flowering); a light trim in late spring may be used to maintain a very formal shape

To help give a clear sense of scale, the stone wall shown in our photos measures approximately 265cm in height. We also use familiar garden tools as visual references: a digging fork (110cm tall) and a hand fork (30cm tall). These are included purely as size guides to help you better judge proportions when viewing the images.

Position: Sun or light shade Rate of Growth: Fast Soil: Any well-drained, moderately fertile soil; tolerates chalk Hardiness: Hardy; semi-evergreen in colder spells Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Plant at a Glance

light:sun
light:light-shade
facing:south
facing:west
facing:east
facing:north
soiltype:moderate-fertile
soiltype:chalky
soilmoisture:normal
foliage:semi-evergreen
flowering:june
flowering:july
flowercolour:white
leafcolour:variegated
size:2m-5m
gardenstyle:formal
gardenstyle:architectural