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Chinese privet 'Excelsum Superbum' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Chinese privet 'Excelsum Superbum'

Ligustrum lucidum 'Excelsum Superbum' (v)

★ RHS AGMLow MaintenanceDrought Resistant

Genus: Ligustrum
Family: Oleaceae

About this plant

'Excelsum Superbum' is a small evergreen tree with glossy, ovate leaves mottled with light green and edged with creamy-yellow. Flowers small, cream, in panicles to 20cm in length in late summer and early autumn, followed by black berries

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

North FacingSouth FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in any well-drained, or moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Propagation

Propagate by seed, semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings

Pests

May be attacked by aphids, leaf-mining moths and thrips

Diseases

Susceptible to honey fungus

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Planting Places

Borders

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years