Texanum Japanese privet
Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum'
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
'Texanum' Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum') is an evergreen shrub. 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. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It is fragrant and blooms from early to late spring, and bees and birds visit it. It also grows at a rapid rate.
Pairs well with Little Gem southern magnolia, Fountain grass, Society garlic, and Silver sage.