Wild privet
Ligustrum vulgare 'Atrovirens'
- Size
- 3 m tall, 1.5 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun, shade
- Hardy to
- -28 degrees
- Flowers
- June to July
- A hedge
- Screening a view
- Takes a formal hedge
- Tough
Safety
- Can cause illness if eaten; keep it away from small children.
- Can upset a dog that chews it.
- Can upset a cat that chews it.
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Shrubs
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Size when mature
- 3 m tall, 1.5 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun, shade
- Moisture
- Dry, medium
- Soil
- loam, clay, sand, chalk
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 8
- Hardy to
- -28 degrees
- Flowers
- June to July
- For pollinators
- Good
- Water
- Low water
- Upkeep
- Some
- Growth
- Fast
- In Europe
- Native
- Spreading risk
- Low
- If eaten
- People: Can cause illness · Dogs: Can cause illness · Cats: Can cause illness
- Worth knowing
- Drops fruit, which makes a mess over paving
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Lists it is on
- Plants for shade30 plantsWhat grows on the north side of a house, under a tree and against a wall the sun reaches for an hour.
- Plants for bees and butterflies60 plantsForage from early spring to late autumn, with each plant's flowering months stated.
- Drought tolerant plants42 plantsA garden that gets through July without a hose starts with the plant list.
- Plants for a hedge13 plantsSpecies that take clipping and close into a line, with the mature height of each.
- Plants for screening24 plantsFor a neighbour's window, a road, and anything you would rather not look at from the terrace.
