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Oleaceae
Ligustrum vulgare
Common Privet
Common privet is a spreading, deciduous shrub native to Europe and North Africa. It has narrow, lance-shaped, dark green leaves held on stiff, erect branches. The leaves turn a dull purple in fall. The shrub has many branches arising from ground level. The odiferous flowers are produced midsummer in pyramidal-shaped, branched heads at the ends of the stems. The flowers are followed by many dark purple to black fruits that are attractive to birds.
Common privet is not picky about locations, it grows in full sun to shade and moist to dry soils. It is used in hedges, screens and borders. Prune after flowering. Plant common privet with caution, it is considered an invasive exotic plant in parts of the United States and prohibited by some entities. For more information about the invasiveness of common privet, visit Invasives.org at http://www.invasive.org/eastern/species/3035.html
8 - 5
5 - 8
H1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade
12'-15' / 3.7m - 4.6m
Early Summer, Summer
Europe, Northern Africa
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Average
Clay, Loam, Sand
Wet Site, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Fast
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
Upright/Erect
Spring, Summer
Showy
White
Purple, Black
Dark Green
Purple
Brown, Gray
Spotted/Mottled
Yes
No
Single
Fine
Matte
Smooth
Hedges
Birds
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