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Shrub · Oleaceae family

Common privet

Ligustrum vulgare

Full sun to part shade in a garden 1.8–3.5 m × 1.5–3 m Flowers June to −34 °C
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SunFull sun to part shade
in a garden after 10 years1.8–3.5 m
in the wild up to 4.5 m
spacing 3 m
FlowersJune
PlantingMarch–April, October–November
WinterNo winter protection

Where to plant and how much to water

Sun, soil and water.

It grows best in full sun to part shade, in dry to average soil.

Sun

Sun6 hours or more
Part shade3–6 hours
Shadeunder 3 h

Soil

acidic to neutral soil
acidicneutralalkaline
dry to averageclayloamysandy

Watering

drought tolerant once establishedless when it rains

Frost

−34 °C
no winter protectionleafless in winter

How much space it takes

Mature size.

The mature plant next to a person (175 cm).

1 m2 m3 m4 m3–4.5 mspread 2.4–4.5 m
3–4.5 m× spread 2.4–4.5 m

Plant 3 m apart.

Reaches maturity in about 10–20 years. The final size depends on the cultivar and the spot — we give the range from smallest to largest.

Calendar

Through the year.

Months for Central Europe. The line shows the current month.

The year at a glance

Flowers: JanuaryFlowers: FebruaryFlowers: MarchFlowers: AprilFlowers: MayFlowers: JuneFlowers: JulyFlowers: AugustFlowers: SeptemberFlowers: OctoberFlowers: NovemberFlowers: DecemberPlanting: JanuaryPlanting: FebruaryPlanting: MarchPlanting: AprilPlanting: MayPlanting: JunePlanting: JulyPlanting: AugustPlanting: SeptemberPlanting: OctoberPlanting: NovemberPlanting: DecemberFeeding: JanuaryFeeding: FebruaryFeeding: MarchFeeding: AprilFeeding: MayFeeding: JuneFeeding: JulyFeeding: AugustFeeding: SeptemberFeeding: OctoberFeeding: NovemberFeeding: DecemberJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
FlowersPlantingFeeding
Now, in October: a good time for planting (container plant).
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Flowers

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

June · white

Planting

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

container plant: March–April, October–November

Feeding

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May–June

Feeding

Nutrition.

Horn meal

up to 40 g/m² a year, if the soil needs it · May–June

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Pests and diseases

Common problems and what to do.

The most common problems in Central Europe. Protection is listed from the gentlest option.

High riskMedium riskLow riskRisk for this plant according to the source · no label = no documented level
Honey fungus

Honey fungus

Armillaria
High riskdisease
More about this problem

What you will see

Root rot and dieback of the shrub; white fungal sheets under the bark at the base.

The source says: it is among the plants particularly susceptible to honey fungus.

When to look

Mushrooms in late summer and autumn; mycelium in the soil all year

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • do not plant in places with honey fungus
    • remove infected shrubs together with the roots
  2. By hand when presentdig out the infected shrub with its roots
Honey fungusdisease · mushrooms in late summer and autumn; mycelium in the soil all yearHigh risk

What you will see

Root rot and dieback of the shrub; white fungal sheets under the bark at the base.

The source says: it is among the plants particularly susceptible to honey fungus.

When to look

Mushrooms in late summer and autumn; mycelium in the soil all year

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • do not plant in places with honey fungus
    • remove infected shrubs together with the roots
  2. By hand when presentdig out the infected shrub with its roots
More about this problem
Leaf spots

Leaf spots

diseasesource covers the whole genus
More about this problem

What you will see

Angular to irregular brown sunken spots with a purple margin, mainly on older leaves in warm, humid summers; usually not serious.

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • do not wet the leaves (drip irrigation), open pruning and spacing
    • mulch under shrubs
  2. By hand summerremove spotted leaves by hand, rake up and dispose of fallen infected leaves
  3. Chemical — only when nothing else helps at the first symptomsa product authorised in your country against leaf spot, at the first symptoms
Leaf spotsdisease

What you will see

Angular to irregular brown sunken spots with a purple margin, mainly on older leaves in warm, humid summers; usually not serious.

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • do not wet the leaves (drip irrigation), open pruning and spacing
    • mulch under shrubs
  2. By hand summerremove spotted leaves by hand, rake up and dispose of fallen infected leaves
  3. Chemical — only when nothing else helps at the first symptomsa product authorised in your country against leaf spot, at the first symptoms
More about this problem

What you will see

Wilting of branches.

When to look

Throughout the year; symptoms can develop rapidly in hot weather

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • do not carry soil from infected plants on tools and footwear
    • control weeds – they can be hosts
    • do not plant susceptible species in the same spot
  2. By hand when founddig up a confirmed infected plant with as many roots as possible and dispose of it; sow the spot to grass for at least 15 years, or plant a resistant species
  3. Chemical — only when nothing else helps —No product is available against verticillium wilt
Verticillium wiltdisease · throughout the year; symptoms can develop rapidly in hot weather

What you will see

Wilting of branches.

When to look

Throughout the year; symptoms can develop rapidly in hot weather

How to protect

  1. Prevention
    • do not carry soil from infected plants on tools and footwear
    • control weeds – they can be hosts
    • do not plant susceptible species in the same spot
  2. By hand when founddig up a confirmed infected plant with as many roots as possible and dispose of it; sow the spot to grass for at least 15 years, or plant a resistant species
  3. Chemical — only when nothing else helps —No product is available against verticillium wilt
More about this problem
Sources (4)

What to combine it with

Same needs, different flowering.

They share the same sun and soil and flower in other months — so the bed flowers for longer.

large-flowered clematis

large-flowered clematis

1.5–4 m
✓flowers May–September
✓lower — for the front
garden rose

garden rose

0.5–2.5 m
✓flowers June–October
✓lower — for the front
purple coneflower

purple coneflower

0.9–1.2 m
✓flowers July–September
✓lower — for the front

Frequently asked

Quick answers.

When does common privet flower?

In June; the flowers are white.

Does common privet tolerate shade?

It tolerates part shade (3–6 hours of sun), but not full shade.

How much space does common privet need?

At maturity 2.4–4.5 m wide and 3–4.5 m tall; recommended spacing 3 m.

Leaf spots — what can you do?

do not wet the leaves (drip irrigation), open pruning and spacing remove spotted leaves by hand, rake up and dispose of fallen infected leaves

Verticillium wilt — what can you do?

do not carry soil from infected plants on tools and footwear dig up a confirmed infected plant with as many roots as possible and dispose of it; sow the spot to grass for at least 15 years, or plant a resistant species

Sources (14) Checked 24 October 2026

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