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    LIGUSTRUM
    LIGUSTRUM
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    LIGUSTRUM

    Commonly known as Privet

    In the olive family.

    Genus of about 45 species of deciduous, semi-evergreen, or evergreen shrubs and trees found in woodland and thickets in Europe, North Africa, the Himalayas, southwestern and eastern Asia and Australia.

    The native, L. vulgare, is a valuable wildlife plant being the food source of the privet hawk moth caterpillar and a source of berries - poisonous to humans - for birds.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      Mostly used for hedging. The native 'vulgare' is an important wildlife plant.
    • Place of origin
      Europe, northern Africa, Himalayas, southwestern and eastern Asia, Australia.
    • Deciduous
      Semi evergreen, and evergreen shrubs and trees
    • Evergreen
    • Semi-evergreen
      Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
    • Hedge
      Ideal for hedging
    • Tall Shrub
    • Tree
    • harmful if eaten
      (People & Pets)
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    varieties
    LIGUSTRUM ovalifolium
    Common green privet
     
    Pot grown
    £11.50
    LIGUSTRUM ovalifolium 'Argenteum'
    Cream edged leaves
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.50
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    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    LIGUSTRUM ovalifolium 'Aureum'
    Golden privet
    Golden variegated privet
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £13.50

    Useful extras...

    Vermin & Pest Control
    SB Plant Invigorator
    This is a non-biological non-chemical plant insecticide and mildewcide. Works against the physical motion of the insect. Perfect for all plants and edible crops.
    500 ml
    £8.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Tomatoes
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
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