A popular ornamental shrub!
A well-known ornamental shrub! The privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium) grows rapidly and is semi-evergreen. The privet has beautiful, dark-green, oval-shaped leaves. Lots of bird species are drawn to the white flowers that appear on the privet hedge in July. These flowers are followed by dark berries. The plant is usually pruned before the flowers and berries appear. The privet hedge is a very robust plant that can grow almost anywhere and is a very popular choice for hedging as a result. A privet hedge grows around 30 cm per year. Regular pruning in the summer is necessary to produce a nice, dense hedge.This ornamental shrub can grow anywhere. And the maintenance is a breeze.