With shiny green oval leaves which quickly grow to make a dense screen ligustrum vulgare 39atrovirens39 is a vigorous and robust variety of common privet and is a great choice either as a free standing shrub or semi45evergreen hedge in midsummer it makes a good display of small white flowers followed in autumn by glossy black fruits ligustrum grows well even in very cold areas and exposed sites height and spread 200cm 40783441