General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 2 to 4 feet
Plant Spread: 2 to 4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Other: Purple-black berries
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Pollution
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Common Privet
  • European Privet

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Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-07-20
"Ligustrum vulgare 'Lodense', 2017, Dwarf [Privet], lih-GEW-strum
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-11-03
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2013-04-28
West Pathway - Ligustrum vulgare 'Lodense'(Privet)

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