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wild privet

Ligustrum vulgare

Low Maintenance

Genus: Ligustrum
Family: Oleaceae
Common Names: common privet, prim, prim-cut

About this plant

L. vulgare is a bushy deciduous shrub with dull green, lance-shaped leaves and terminal panicles of small, white, unpleasantly scented flowers in summer, followed by small black berries

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth FacingNorth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in any well-drained, or moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Propagation

Propagate by seed, semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings

Pests

May be attacked by aphids, leaf-mining moths and thrips

Diseases

May be subject to a leaf spot

Garden Uses

Uses

Banks SlopesWildflower Meadow

Planting Places

Borders

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years