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Broad Leaf Privet in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Ligustrum Lucidum

 

Broad Leaf Privet

Broad-leaf privet is an evergreen shrub or small tree to a height of 4–10 m. with pointed oval glossy dark green leaves, paler on the underside. The bark is brown, and covered in small white lenticels (pores that allow gas exchange). The clusters of creamy white flowers have a sickly smell, and are followed by berries that are 9 mm long and 12 mm in diameter, green when young, turning red through to blue to glossy or purplish black as they ripen. Berries usually contain two oval-shaped ribbed seeds 5 mm long. Privet is considered environmental weeds in Australia

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plant Features
  • Broad Leaf Privet likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Broad Leaf Privet likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Broad Leaf Privet is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Broad Leaf Privet likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Broad Leaf Privet

Latin name

Ligustrum Lucidum

type

Trees or Shrubs

family

Oleaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Broad Leaf Privet likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Broad Leaf Privet is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Broad Leaf Privet likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Broad Leaf Privet likes very little 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

The size of a fully grown Broad Leaf Privet is 3.50meters x 10.00meters 3.50 M 10.00 M

Ligustrum Lucidum

Broad-leaf privet is an evergreen shrub or small tree to a height of 4–10 m. with pointed oval glossy dark green leaves, paler on the underside. The bark is brown, and covered in small white lenticels (pores that allow gas exchange). The clusters of creamy white flowers have a sickly smell, and are followed by berries that are 9 mm long and 12 mm in diameter, green when young, turning red through to blue to glossy or purplish black as they ripen. Berries usually contain two oval-shaped ribbed seeds 5 mm long. Privet is considered environmental weeds in Australia


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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