Ligustrum Aureum, commonly known as Golden Privet, is one of the most popular and versatile hedging plants available. With its striking oval leaves edged in bright golden-yellow and centred in rich dark green, it delivers year-round colour, structure, and privacy to gardens of all sizes. Supplied as a well-established, garden-ready plant in a 7.5 litre root ball, this specimen has a strong, developed root system and is ready to plant straight into the ground or a large container for an immediate, impactful result.

Responding well to clipping, Ligustrum Aureum is widely used for formal and informal hedging, topiary, and screening. Its dense, bushy growth makes it an excellent choice for creating boundaries and its adaptability to a wide range of soil types and conditions makes it a reliable, low-maintenance addition to any garden scheme.

Key Features:

• 1 x Ligustrum Aureum Golden Privet Hedge Plant
• Supplied in a 7.5 litre root ball — well-established and garden ready
• Semi-evergreen with distinctive golden-yellow margined, dark green centred oval foliage
• Excellent for formal and informal hedging, topiary, borders, and screening
• Fast-growing and responds well to regular trimming
• Suitable for a wide range of soil types including chalk, clay, loam, and sand
• Hardy and well-suited to coastal, exposed, and urban garden settings

Cultural Information:

• Botanical Name: Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'


• Common Names: Golden Privet, Golden Oval-leaved Privet


• Classification: Semi-evergreen shrub


• Fully Grown Height & Spread: Up to 4m × 4m when unpruned; easily maintained at any desired hedge height with regular trimming


• Growth Habit: Upright, Dense and Bushy Shrub


• Perfect for: Formal & Informal Hedging, Topiary, Borders, Boundaries, Coastal Gardens, Urban Gardens, Large Containers


• Flowering Time: Mid-Summer — July (small clusters of white, fragrant flowers)


• Planting Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade — golden foliage colour is most vivid and intense in full sun


• Attracts: Bees and Pollinators


• Type: Semi-Evergreen Shrub (fully evergreen in milder climates and sheltered positions)


• Foliage: Oval leaves with bright golden-yellow margins and dark green centres, providing year-round ornamental interest

Planting & Care Advice:

Plant in well-drained soil in a position that receives full sun for the most vibrant golden foliage. Ligustrum Aureum tolerates partial shade, though foliage may display more green colouring in lower light conditions. Water regularly after planting until the plant is fully established. Trim two to three times per year during the growing season to maintain a neat, dense form. It is tolerant of most soil types and adapts well to both exposed and sheltered positions.

Notes: The golden-margined foliage of this Aureum variety makes it a particularly eye-catching alternative to standard green privets, adding brightness and warmth to hedging schemes, borders, and garden boundaries throughout the year.