Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum' variegated
Variegated Privet 'Texanum'
Privet is a fast growing dense hedging plant with medium sized fleshy leaves that are green on top, and yellowy-green on the undersides, and clusters of creamy-white strongly scented (unpleasant scent to some people) flowers in mid summer that are attractive to insects. Shade tolerant. Normally evergreen but may shed leaves in very cold winters. 'Texanum' has creamy white and green foliage with pinkish flush in Autumn & Winter.
Contributed by @robbiec
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Variegated Privet 'Texanum'
Latin name
Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum' variegated
type
Trees or Shrubs
family
Oleaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
3.50 M
3.50 M
Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum' variegated
Privet is a fast growing dense hedging plant with medium sized fleshy leaves that are green on top, and yellowy-green on the undersides, and clusters of creamy-white strongly scented (unpleasant scent to some people) flowers in mid summer that are attractive to insects. Shade tolerant. Normally evergreen but may shed leaves in very cold winters. 'Texanum' has creamy white and green foliage with pinkish flush in Autumn & Winter.
Planting
From Late Autumn TO Late Winter
Plant privet in Winter - any time from late Autumn to the end of Winter - at 3 plants per metre for hedging. Privet will tolerate most soils.
Flowering
From Mid Summer TO Mid Summer
Privet flowers in mid Summer, but if trimmed regularly (as a hedge) it will not flower or fruit. The flowers are creamy-white, and have a strong scent, which some people find unpleasant
Propagating by cuttings
From Early Spring TO Early Summer
Take softwood cuttings from new growth early in the day in Spring or early Summer. Cut, neatly, a 4" approx. piece of a non-flowering shoot, pinch out the tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)
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