Common Privet

Ligustrum vulgare, Oleaceae

Zones

4–8

Lifespan

Perennial

Growth

Fast

Growing Conditions

5.5 – 8

Drought

Frost

Heat

Pest Resistance

Disease Resist.

Yew's allelopathic compounds can inhibit privet growth while both compete for light in understory

Privet forms dense canopies and produces allelopathic compounds that suppress nearby vegetable crops

Common Privet grows in USDA hardiness zones 4 through 8.

Design guilds with Common Privet and see companion relationships visually.