Common Privet
Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet, Prim, Prim-Cut, European Privet, Privet, Privet-Hedge
Ligustrum vulgare (7261455316)
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Also known as the common European privet, wild privet and common privet, this species is a deciduous shrub with a bushy growth habit. Grown for their lance-shaped foliage and small, unpleasantly scented, white flowers. These lead onto black berry fruits. They are good for a shrub border or as specimen plants and all make good hedging.
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Planning
Difficulty
Easy
Flowering time
Summer
Fruiting time
Autumn
Harvesting
Generally not harvested.
Propagation
Seed
Sow seed in spring or autumn and keep moist.
Cuttings
Take semi-ripe cuttings in summer.
Special features
Attracts birds
Birds feed on the fruit.
Hedge plant
Make good hedges, reacts well to clipping to form formal hedges.
Attracts useful insects
Attracts bees.
Special features
Origin
Europe, North Africa, Southwest Asia.
Environment
Light
Full Sun, Partial Shade, Partial Sun
Soil moisture
Moist
Soil type
Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil PH preference
Neutral, Alkaline, Acid
Frost hardiness
Hardy
Personality
Family
Oleaceae
Flower colour
Cream, White
Scent
Mild
Problems
Susceptible to aphids, leaf spot, scale insects, leaf-mining moths, thrips, honey fungus, wilt.
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