Ligustrum ovalifolium (Oval leaf privet). It will form a thick mass of upright branches and can be used for hedging. The leaves will need full sun to become variegated with yellow.
Woody perennial, Semi-evergreen or Evergreen, Fragrant
Silver privet, Green privet, Garden privet, Californian privet, Privet
Japan
Banks, hedging, specimen. Summer interest. Tolerates coastal conditions.
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Watch out they are poisonous and allergenic.
You can propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in the summer.
Susceptible to aphids, thrips, fungus, wilt and miners.
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