A versatile evergreen with a compact habit and glossy green foliage that responds well to regular pruning into formal topiary, clipped hedges, or small standard trees. Displays a profusion of fragrant, white blooms in spring. Useful as an informal hedge, screen or windbreak. Performs well in containers.
 
Common Name: Waxleaf Privet
Botanical Name: Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum
Watering Needs:Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.
Botanical Pronunciation:li-GUS-trum juh-PON-ih-kum tex-AN-um
Plant type:Shrub
Deciduous/evergreen:Evergreen
Growth rate:Fast
Average landscape size:Fast growing; reaches 8 to 10 ft. tall, 4 to 6 ft. wide, in natural form.
Special features:Bird Friendly, Compact Form, Easy Care, Fast Growing, Year-round Interest
Foliage color:Green
Blooms:Spring
Flower color:White
Flower attributesFragrant
Garden styleAsian/Zen, Contemporary