Ligustrum vulgare Ligustrum vulgare is a reliable and fresh hardy shrub that is a grassy green colour, which features plum rich black and deep-purple berries at the end of summer! This semi-evergreen shrub has the added bonus of angelic and dainty pearly white blooms from June through to August for you to admire! A wondrous hedge plant, that thrives in woodland areas and wildlife gardens ? Loved by wild life! Grow Privet in any well-drained soil in sun or partial shade.