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Ligustrum Golden Ticket Nclx1

Ligustrum

Family: Oleaceae Unknown Shrub (3-15 ft)

Golden Ticket® privet is a cultivar in the olive family (Oleaceae) bred by Dr. Thomas Ranney of NCSU and is a cross between L. 'Vicaryi' and L. tschonoskii 'Little Thomas'. It is a compact variety and grows 4 to 6 feet tall and wide. Golden Ticket® privet Is tolerant of a wide range of soils from dry to moist but well-drained. It tolerates partial shade, but the best yellow color is in full sun. Only light pruning is needed. Apply a controlled-release fertilizer in early spring. It is drought-tolerant once established. The dense, glossy foliage appears golden yellow in spring and matures to chartreuse. Small clusters of white flowers appear at the stem tips in spring. While the shrub may make a few drupes, it is considered sterile. Use this privet as a informal hedge as it has better color if not heavily pruned. Also useful as a specimen or in a shrub border. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No significant problems. Watch for aphids, leave-mining moths, leaf spot and thrirps.

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 43 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 3 - Shrub (3-15 ft)
See companions & conflicts ↓

Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Fills a similar niche Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' Rhododendron canescens Rhododendron yedoense f. poukhanense
Similar, less problematic Viburnum deamii All That Glitters® 'SMVDLS' Viburnum deamii All That Glows® 'SMVDBL'

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Shrub
Life cycle
Woody
USDA zones
5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil texture
Clay; Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist | Occasionally Dry
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 7 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in. | Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Low
Canopy layer
3 - Shrub (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Dense; Erect
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Gold/Yellow; Green
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf shape
Ovate
Leaf feel
Leathery
Leaf value
Showy
Leaf size
1-3 inches long, < 1 inch wide
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Oval leaves are 1.25 long and .75 inches wide. They emerge golden yellow and mature to chartrussse. The color maybe darker green in more shade.
Flower color
White
Flower value
Fragrant
Flower form
Panicle
Flower detail
Small clusters of white flowers appear on stem tips in spring.
Bloom time
Spring
Fruit type
Drupe
Fruit detail
May occasionally form drupes but is considered sterile.
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Food & Medicine
Fruit type
Drupe
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Lawn
Landscape theme
Asian Garden; Cottage Garden; Drought Tolerant Garden
Design feature
Border; Hedge; Small groups
Garden tags
#Asian garden #cottage garden #deciduous shrub #drought tolerant garden #hedge #nci #problem for cats #problem for dogs #problem for horses #showy leaves #shrub border #yellow leaves #fragrant flowers
Problems & Resistance
Problems
Problem for Cats; Problem for Dogs; Problem for Horses
Resistant to
Deer

Planted at Hunnicutt

Nobody’s planted this one yet.