Golden Privet

Golden Privet Care

Ligustrum Ovalifolium 'aureum'

What is the plant

Ligustrum Ovalifolium ‘Aureum’, commonly known as Golden Privet is a large, bushy evergreen shrub with oval shaped bright yellow leaves with a dark green coloured centre creating a bright bush or hedging plant. In the months of July to August the Ligustrum Ovalifolium ‘Aureum’ blooms small panicles of white flowers which add that extra little interest to this shrub. Often planted in groups to form a dense bushy/screen although can be planted and grown on its own to form a lovely specimen garden plant. Suitable for a variety of locations, garden types and planting schemes makes this shrub a great all rounder, suitable for everyone!

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Hardiness zone

5 - 8

Difficulty

Easy

Toxicity

Poisonous

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Due to the extremely dense foliage, a Goldliguster evaporates plenty of moisture. If the natural amount of rain leaves something to be desired, the gardener is required to compensate for the loss of water by regular watering. The younger the shrub, the higher the water requirement.Pour freshly planted goldliguster daily.Water welled shrubs regularly.A mulch layer of leaves, grass or grass clippings keeps the soil moist.drooping foliage indicates drought stress.Experienced hobby gardeners can not be deceived by a mild summer rain, because the root area requires moisture. Therefore, in warm summer seasons, they resort to the water hose at least once or twice a week to water penetrating Goldliguster, even immediately after a gentle rainstorm.
Pruning
Thanks to its outstanding cutting tolerance, a gold liguster is flexibly formable. It should be considered in this context that he does not develop his dense habit by nature, but requires supportive intervention by the hand of the gardener. This applies to cultivation as a solitary as well as for use as a hedge. The ideal location alone therefore does not yet produce the perfect aura, but only in combination with the following cutting measures succeed the feat:Privet after the planting cut immediately to 15 cm above the ground.Let the new shoot grow undisturbed by 25 to 30 cm.At a total height of 40 to 50 cm shorten the shrub by 5 cm again.Strong-growing specimens may be cut every 4 weeks.
Fertilizer
The energy requirement is high to produce such colorful foliage, beautiful flowers and decorative fruit hangings. In terms of nutritional requirements, a Ligustrum ovalifolium aureum must therefore not be neglected.Give a slow-release fertilizer at the end of March and beginning of August.Alternatively, during the growing season, work compost and horn shavings into the soil every 14 days.Apply a liquid fertilizer for green plants in the bucket according to the dosage specifications of the manufacturer.From the second half of August the shrub receives no additional nutrients. Thus, you give the shoots enough time to mature before winter and to withstand frosty temperatures.

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Sunlight
Privet varieties like either full sun or part sun, and will grow best when they get more sun. A good amount of sun also brings out the color best for gold and variegated varieties.
Soil
Privet is tolerant of a variety of soil types, as well as different levels of acidity and alkalinity, so long as it drains well. When you are planting a hedge, be sure to note any changes in soil type or condition, which will affect the uniformity of the hedge. Amend the soil if there are any areas of poor soil. They are salt-tolerant plants, which is an important consideration if they will be near a street that gets salted in the winter.
Temperature
Depending on plant variety and the zone in which you live, privet hedges can be evergreen, semi-evergreen, or deciduous. Not being evergreen in the north, privet hedges will be attractive for only a portion of the year there; for the same reason, they cannot furnish privacy year-round.

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Additional
Privet is a poisonous plant. The leaves and berries contain glycosides that can cause abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. This can affect humans, cats, dogs, and horses. As the plant produces small black berries, caution children not to eat them.
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