Ligustrum Vulgare Atrovirens Winter

It has good winter hardiness and formerly was the most popular species of privet grown for hedging in northern areas. It is winter hardiness and the most renowned species of privet cultivated for hedging in northern areas. Invasive exotic plants of the southeast japanese privet chinese privet and common privet.

The small white flowers produced in summer are followed by glossy black fruits into autumn prolonging its season of interest.

Ligustrum vulgare atrovirens winter. Was originally the name for the european semi evergreen shrub ligustrum vulgare and later also for the more reliably evergreen ligustrum ovalifolium japanese privet. Japanese privet chinese privet and common privet scientific name. Ligustrum vulgare atrovirens is a vigorous robust variety of common privet. Wild privet hedge ligustrum vulgare description.

It has been naturalized in various parts of us. Wild privet also sometimes known as common privet or european privet ligustrum vulgare. In our climate they usually persist until december then they dry out and fall down. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.

Popular uses for wild privet hedges. Privets are evergreen shrubs that may reach 30 feet in height. Privetis the number one hedging plant. Commonly grown as hedging due to its dense screen of green oval foliage it also makes for a great free standing shrub.

Ligustrum japonicum ligustrum sinense ligustrum vulgare identification. Ligustrum vulgare called common privet european privet or wild privet is a fast growing deciduous semi evergreen in mild winter climates shrub that typically grows 10 15 tall and as wide. Ligustrum vulgare wild privet also sometimes known as common privet or european privet is a species of ligustrum native to central and southern europe north africa and southwestern asia from ireland and southwestern sweden south to morocco and east to poland and northwestern iran. Atrovirensis a robust variety making narrowly elliptic semi evergreen leaves of rich green colour.

New twigs are always erect and branching is encouraged by regular pruning. Vulgare is a bushy deciduous shrub with dull green lance shaped leaves and terminal panicles of small white unpleasantly scented. Genus ligustrum can be decidous or evergreen shrubs or small trees with simple entire leaves and panicles of small often unpleasantly scented white flowers in spring or summer followed by black or deep purple berries. This reliable shrub makes a superb free standing shrub or semi evergreen hedge even in particularly cold areas and exposed sites.

These shrubs have opposite leathery oblong leaves that terminate with a pointed tip. The leaves are opposite. The winter buds are shiny red brown. Wild privet hedging plants are best suited to moist well drained soils with full sun to partial shade.

Ligustrum vulgare atrovirens is a variety of common privet. Wild privet is classed as a semi evergreen as it will lose some of its leaves in frosty conditions. Today it is the least ornamental of privets and planted less frequently.