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trefle.io · Taken Jun 5, 2019 by Manu Pacha (cc-by-sa)
Oleaceae
Common privet
Ligustrum vulgare
Also known as Ligustrum vulgare f. leucocarpum, Ligustrum vulgare var. chlorocarpum, Ligustrum vulgare f. chlorocarpum, Ligustrum vulgare var. buxifolium
Zones 4–10Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Hedge · Screening · Shrub · Hardy · Evergreen · Formal · Low Maintenance · Berries · Privet
Beginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
Toxicity: dogs, cats, horses — keep out of reach and wear gloves when pruning.
In stock at 2 nurseriesStock updated 9/6/2026
An extremely hardy shrub perfect for hedging and screening with minimal maintenance requirements. Tolerates heavy pruning and various soil conditions while producing small white flowers and dark berries. Ideal for formal or informal landscape use.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently, very drought tolerant when mature · Every 10-14 days once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 6 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Illinois, Iran
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda, aspca
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