Ligustrum japonicum
COMMON NAME | Wax-leaf privet or
Japanese privet |
TYPE | Shrub |
FAMILY | Oleaceae |
NOTES | A dense,
fast-growing, evergreen shrub that typically grows 6-10’ tall, although it
may grow to as much as 18’ tall. Ovate
to ovate-lanceolate, blunt-pointed, glossy, dark green leaves (to 4” long)
are pale whitish-green beneath. Creamy white flowers in upright panicles (to
6” long) bloom in late May to early June. Drought and salt spray tolerant. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Native to central and southern Japan |
NATIVE HABITAT | Woods and thickets in
lowland and hills |
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