Ligustrum quihoui 25/4 Restock standing out against the pale-margined

standing out against the pale-margined leaves

gray-black bark

shrugging off drought and heat where softer perennials sulk

among rhododendrons

urban pollution

Ligustrum quihoui 25/4 Restock standing out against the pale-marginedLigustrum 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