Golden Privet These shrubs are grown for foliage
Explore this garden shrub directory, covering colour, use, shape, size of shrubs. Shrubs like this one are quite magnificent and make wonderful specimen plants that attract the eye and make a centerpiece for your garden
Golden Privet
Ligustrum Ovalifolium 'Aureum'
These shrubs are grown for foliage
This shrub does not have any flowers
Shrubs like this one are quite magnificent and make wonderful specimen plants that attract the eye and make a centerpiece for your garden
Garden shrubs like this classed as an evergreen shrub. This means the shrub will keep its leaves (normally green) in winter season irrespective of the climate being hot, cold or mild. The most classic example of an evergreen is the fir tree
The shrub is considered hardy but this is a relative term and the degree of hardiness depends upon severity of climate. Seek specific advice if you live in a severe winter area
When fully grown this shrub will reach a height of about 5 feet and spread over an area of about 4 feet
Rich soil and lots of fertilizer suit this shrub. It will reward you well if you feed it well. Neglect the fertilizer and it will not be the shrub you saw in the picture when you bought it. This shrub needs rich soil
You can safely prune this shrub to achieve the look and shrub shape you want. The shrub will benefit from hard cutting normally
Grow this shrub in your garden for contrasting effects