Scientific Name:
Ligustrum vulgare
Pronunciation:
lih-GEW-strum vul-GAIR-ee
Common Name:
common privet
Family Name:
Oleaceae
Plant Type:
Semi-evergreen, Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves dull green, lance-shaped; flowers small, white, unpleasantly scented, formed in summer in cymose panicles (thryse), fruit small, dark purple to black, berry (poisonous).
Habit:
Twiggy, Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Africa, Central / west Asia, Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Attract birds, Attract butterflies, Sheared hedge, Winter interest (Caution: poisonous parts)
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Black
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy, Persistent
Bark Morphology:
Prominent lenticels, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey
Pest Susceptibility:
Anthracnose, Fungal leaf spot, Mildew (Rabbit resistant)
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House : 175
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden