Garden Privet
Ligustrum ovalifolium
Garden Privet is a shrub for structure, suited to full sun to partial shade and clay, loam, sandy soil or chalk, flowering Jun, Jul.
| Type | Shrub |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 300 cm |
| Spread | 200 cm |
| Aspect | full sun to partial shade |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Hardiness | RHS H4 |
| Pollinator-friendly | Yes |
| Pet-safe | No |
Where to use it in a border
At around 300 cm, it sits best toward the back of a border, or on its own as a focal point with room around it. Give it about 200 cm of room to spread. It is rated H4 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, shade, clay soil, sandy soil, chalk soil, evergreen plants.
Border Builder uses Garden Privet's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
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Worth knowing
- Evergreen, so it keeps the border furnished through winter.
- It tolerates a shaded, north-facing spot.
- Not recorded as pet-safe; site it away from pets that graze if that matters to you.
- Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- African Lily 'Headbourne Hybrids'to edge in front
- Allium 'Purple Sensation'to edge in front
- Baby's Breath 'Bristol Fairy'to edge in front
- Bear's Breechesto edge in front
- Bergenia 'Purpurea'to edge in front
- Blue Windflowerto edge in front