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Waxleaf Privet
Ligustrum japonicum · Perennial
Waxleaf Privet is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 8-10, that matures to about 6–12 ft × 6–8 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with low water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect white blooms in spring and summer. It attracts pollinators and songbirds, stands up well to deer and drought and dry soil.
- USDA zones
- 8-10
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 6–12 ft × 6–8 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Dry soil, Pollution, Salt
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Japan, Korea
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