🌿 Ligustrum Ovalifolium – Golden Privet

Botanical Name: Ligustrum ovalifolium ‘Aureum’
Common Names: Golden Privet, Variegated Privet, Ligustrum

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📌 Product Description

Ligustrum ovalifolium ‘Aureum’, commonly known as Golden Privet, is a fast-growing, evergreen shrub admired for its bright golden-yellow foliage that creates a vibrant focal point in gardens. Its dense, bushy growth habit makes it ideal for hedges, screens, borders, or feature planting.

Golden Privet is hardy, low-maintenance, and adaptable, thriving in a variety of soil types and tolerating both sunny and partially shaded conditions. It’s perfect for South African gardens where a bright, year-round accent is desired.

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📏 Size When Fully Grown

• Height: 1.5 – 3 m (can reach up to 4 m if left unpruned)
• Spread: 1.5 – 2.5 m
• Growth Habit: Dense, rounded evergreen shrub
• Growth Rate: Fast

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🌱 Best Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun to partial shade (full sun enhances golden foliage)
• Soil: Well-drained soil; tolerates a range of soil types including sandy and clay
• Water:
  • Moderate watering during establishment
  • Drought-tolerant once established
• Feeding: Light fertiliser in spring promotes strong growth and vibrant foliage
• Maintenance:
  • Prune regularly to maintain shape and encourage bushiness
  • Remove dead or damaged stems

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🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

• Best Planting Time: Spring to early summer (September – November)
• Growing Season: Spring and summer
• Climate Suitability: Coastal, subtropical, and temperate regions
• Frost Tolerance: Light frost-tolerant; protect young plants in colder areas

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🌼 Additional Benefits

• Bright golden foliage adds year-round colour
• Dense growth ideal for hedges, screens, and borders
• Hardy, fast-growing, and low-maintenance
• Suitable for both formal and informal garden designs
• Attracts birds and enhances garden biodiversity

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🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Colourful hedge or privacy screen
✔ Feature plant in mixed borders
✔ Coastal, suburban, and temperate gardens
✔ Container planting for patios and courtyards
✔ Low-maintenance ornamental landscaping