Ligustrum Aureum

Ligustrum Aureum

Ligustrum ovalifolium ‘Aureum’, commonly called Golden privet, is a reliable, easily clipped hedging shrub valued for its bright yellow-variegated foliage that adds year-round structure and colour. It forms a dense screen in sun or partial shade (best leaf colour in good light) and thrives in most well-drained soils. Semi-evergreen in colder winters, it may produce small white summer flowers if left untrimmed. Left uncut it can reach approximately 34m in height with a spread of about 2.53m, though it is usually maintained lower as a formal hedge.

Feeding time: Spring Trimming time: Late spring to early summer (MayJune), and again in late summer (August)

To help give a clear sense of scale, the stone wall shown in our photos measures approximately 265cm in height. We also use familiar garden tools as visual references: a digging fork (110cm tall) and a hand fork (30cm tall). These are included purely as size guides to help you better judge proportions when viewing the images.

Position: Sun or partial shade Rate of Growth: Fast Soil: Most well-drained soils; light sandy to heavy clay, including chalk Hardiness: Fully hardy Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Plant at a Glance

light:sun
light:light-shade
facing:east
facing:west
facing:north
facing:south
soiltype:moderate-fertile
soiltype:light-sandy
soiltype:heavy-clay
soiltype:chalky
soilmoisture:normal
foliage:semi-evergreen
flowering:july
flowercolour:white
leafcolour:variegated
leafcolour:yellow
size:2m-5m
gardenstyle:formal
gardenstyle:architectural