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Oleaceae
Privet
Ligustrum vulgare
Defense and prohibition.
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Genus
- Ligustrum
- Native to
- Europe, North Africa, Western Asia
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 8-15 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- well-drained, adaptable
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Privet hedges at 4 Privet Drive are famously the fictional address of Harry Potter's Dursley family.
- Its dense growth and tolerance of heavy pruning have made it the most popular hedging plant in the world.
- The berries are mildly toxic to humans but are eagerly eaten by birds in winter.
- Its strongly scented flowers are divisive; some find them pleasant while others consider the smell unpleasant.
- It was brought to North America as an ornamental in the 1700s and has since become invasive in many states.
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defense
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prohibition
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mildness