Kindly Japanese privet
Ligustrum japonicum 'Kindly'
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Attracts
Notes
'Kindly' Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum 'Kindly') is a shrub for hedges, screens, and foundation plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows at a rapid rate and stays evergreen. Fragrant flowers open in early to late spring and attract bees. Deer rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Creosote bush, Society garlic, and Mondo grass.