Ligustrum Ovalifolium "Variegated Privet" Standard 10Liter

🌿 Ligustrum ovalifolium ‘Variegatum’ – Variegated Privet

Botanical Name: Ligustrum ovalifolium ‘Variegatum’
Common Names: Variegated Privet, Golden-Edged Privet, Oval-Leaf Privet, Japanese Privet (variegated form)

📌 Product Description

Ligustrum ovalifolium ‘Variegatum’, commonly known as Variegated Privet, is a fast-growing, semi-evergreen shrub prized for its attractive green leaves edged in creamy white. Its bright foliage adds contrast and structure to gardens year-round, making it a popular choice for formal hedges, screening, and borders.

In summer, it may produce small, fragrant white flowers, followed by dark berries. Hardy and adaptable, this variety performs well in temperate, coastal, and inland South African gardens, offering excellent privacy coverage and easy maintenance.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

• Height: 3 – 4 m (can be maintained smaller with pruning)
• Spread: 2 – 3 m
• Growth Habit: Upright, dense shrub
• Growth Rate: Fast

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun to partial shade (best variegation in good light)
• Soil: Well-draining soil; tolerates clay, loam, and sandy soils
• Water:
  • Regular watering during establishment
  • Moderately drought-tolerant once established
• Feeding: Balanced fertiliser in spring to encourage dense growth
• Maintenance:
  • Prune regularly to maintain shape and density
  • Ideal for formal hedging
  • Responds well to heavy trimming

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

• Best Planting Time: Spring or autumn
• Flowering Season: Summer
• Growing Season: Spring and summer
• Climate Suitability: Temperate, coastal, and inland regions
• Frost Tolerance: Tolerates moderate frost once established

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Attractive cream-edged foliage for year-round contrast
• Excellent fast-growing privacy hedge
• Hardy and adaptable
• Suitable for formal garden designs
• Low-maintenance once established

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Privacy hedges and screening
✔ Formal garden borders
✔ Windbreaks
✔ Structural planting in large gardens
✔ Commercial and residential landscapes