Ligustrum quihoui 25/4 Restock and appear from late spring

and appear from late spring into summer above glossy

Like the rest of that clan

threading the shorelines of Ontario

among rhododendrons

Ligustrum quihoui 25/4 Restock and appear from late springLigustrum quihoui, the waxyleaf or Quihou privet, saves the family's best trick for last. Where most privets flower in late spring, this species from northern and central China waits until late summer and even early autumn, then covers itself in long, airy panicles of small creamy white flowers, sweetly and unmistakably fragrant. In a season when the flowering shrubs are mostly finished, that late show is worth a good deal. Privets belong to the olive