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How to Grow

Water
Low - Medium
Water sparingly, allowing the mix to nearly dry out between watering.

Sunlight
Partial Shade - Full Sun


3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun

Soil
Clay, Sand, Loam, Well-drained, 6-7.5pH

Heat Tolerant
86ºF / 30ºC

Cold Tolerant
5-14ºF / -15 to -10ºC
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Jun, Jul, Aug
Plant Type
Shrub, Tree, Perennial
Lifespan
Perennial, Woody Zone 7-10
Plant Height
12-40 ft / 3.7-12 m
Flower
Small, creamy-white, 4-parted, tubular, in terminal clusters, and have an unpleasant odor.
Fruit
Fruits are tiny, semi-fleshy, berry-like drupes that are blue-black in color.
Benefits
Ornamental
Glossy, elliptical, green foliage. Clusters of milky-white flowers. Delicate, purple berries that are visible through winter.
Attracts
Butterflies
Songbirds
Warning
The berries, leaves, and other parts are toxic.
Taxonomy
Order
Scrophulariales
Family
Oleaceae
Genus
Ligustrum