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Ligustrum ovalifolium
Also called Garden Privet, Oval Leaved Privet, Oval Leaf Privet, Japanese Privet
Ligustrum ovalifolium is a dense, fast-growing shrub or small tree from Japan and Korea, widely used as a hedge. It tolerates a wide range of conditions, and regular clipping keeps it tidy.
Ligustrum ovalifolium, also known as Korean privet, California privet, garden privet, and oval-leaved privet, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae. The species is native to Japan and Korea.
Ligustrum ovalifolium is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including common emerald, common marbled carpet, copper underwing, the engrailed, mottled beauty, scalloped hazel, small angle shades, the V-pug and willow beauty.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ligustrum ovalifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
