wild privet
Ligustrum vulgare
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones4 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size10 to 15 feet tall8 to 15 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Wild privet (Ligustrum vulgare) is a shrub for hedges, pollinator gardens, and low maintenance planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. White flowers are fragrant and draw butterflies and bees. The plant tolerates drought once settled, and it grows tall, so give it room.
Pairs well with Indian grass, Japanese barberry, and White snakeroot.
Native range
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Africa, and 3 more places. See all 7
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Africa, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., and Türkiye.