Sunshine Ligustrum
Ligustrum sinense ‘Sunshine’ PP20379
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-10b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub
Height at Maturity: 3-4′
Width at Maturity: 3-4′
Spacing: 1-3′ for solid hedges; 6’+ for space between plants with no pruning
Flower Color: None, Sterile
Flower Size: NA
Flowering Period: NA
Flower Type: NA
Fragrant Flowers: NA
Foliage Color: Screaming Yellow in full sun! Light Lime Green in shade. Orange-Bronze in Winter
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: No
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Needs: Average, Low when established
Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist
Soil pH: 6.0 – 8.0 (Moderately Acid to Slightly Alkaline)
Maintenance / Care: Low to Average if grown as clipped hedge
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer – more info, Drought (when established), Heat, Humidity, Insect
Description
Sunshine Ligustrum is a dwarf privet that sports screaming yellow foliage you can spot from an airplane at 10,000 feet! Foliage turns a handsome orange-bronze in winter. Without pruning the plant grows to about 3 to 4 feet tall and wide. That said, with pruning, it can be kept to as low as 1 foot in height and width. If you’re looking to add some eye-popping color to your landscape look no further – Sunshine Ligustrum is your choice!
Note: Sunshine Ligustrum is a sterile hybrid that will not re-seed into other areas of the garden as some other privet are known to do.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 1 to 4 feet tall and wide (depending on pruning), Sunshine Ligustrum is ideal for use as a specimen or low clipped hedge in smaller landscape spaces. In larger landscape spaces plant it in small to large groupings for eye-popping splashes of vibrant color, as an underplanting for small trees such as Crape Myrtle and upright Japanese maples, as a low natural or formal hedge, or as a border to line paths and walkways. Can be sheared to globes, squares, domes and other interesting geometrical shapes. A fine addition to formal gardens, knot gardens and yellow theme gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 1 to 3 feet apart for solid hedges; 5 feet or more apart for space between plants
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Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 5a, where this Ligustrum variety is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.
Growing Preferences
Sunshine Ligustrum is easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and full sun to part shade. The brightest foliage color is achieved with 7 or more hours of direct sun light per day. Shade produces chartreuse to lime green foliage color. Pruning is not necessary unless a tight formal shape or hedge is desired.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts for how to plant and care for Ligustrum and Privet shrubs.
How To Plant Ligustrum & Privet Plants
How To Fertilize Ligustrum And Privet Plants
How To Prune Ligustrum And Privet
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Ordered 8 one-gallon plants and they arrived in perfect condition. I planted them at the front of my house and they are yellowing up nicely. they make a great statement.——————————————————-Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Plants arrived in great shape. I’ve ordered several items prior to this and have not been disappointed. After if I have any questions they are quick to respond especially Gabie. I will continue to utilize this site and expertise——————————————–Gabie is great! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy your purchase for years to come! Thanks for the awesome review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
My Sunshine Ligustrums arrived 4 days ago. They were packed very carefully, with no slipping in the box as they were held down with cardboard corner grips. Beautiful!!!!
Healthy and thriving as all of my mail order plants have come from Wilson Brothers. My last photo was taken of the miniature crape myrtle depicted in the same photo online of the Sunshine Ligustrums. Another beauty, and on and on with my purchases. I am an avid Master Gardener and appreciate healthy well cared for plants from Wilson Brothers. Order with confidence, as they also correspond with the buyer after the plant has arrived to check to see if they were handled safely. Thank you Wilson Brothers and staff!———————————You’re welcome and thanks for the photo. Thanks for the kind words and awesome review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Healthy and thriving as all of my mail order plants have come from Wilson Brothers. My last photo was taken of the miniature crape myrtle depicted in the same photo online of the Sunshine Ligustrums. Another beauty, and on and on with my purchases. I am an avid Master Gardener and appreciate healthy well cared for plants from Wilson Brothers. Order with confidence, as they also correspond with the buyer after the plant has arrived to check to see if they were handled safely. Thank you Wilson Brothers and staff!———————————You’re welcome and thanks for the photo. Thanks for the kind words and awesome review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
The two plants arrived nice and healthy. I placed them in the ground this past weekend and I’m very excited to see this vibrant yellow in my front yard.—————————————Thanks for the wonderful review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
I am an avid gardener, former licensed certified Texas nurseryman, and have ordered from various online sellers in the past. I have to say that every single order I have received from Wilson Bros Gardens, has been a refreshing surprise upon receipt. The plants arrive in excellent condition, but more importantly, I can actually see them! What I mean by that is when ordering from your competition, I sometimes feel as if I need to grab a microscope to see the plant material. Obviously, this is a bit of sarcasm, but in all seriousness, your plants are what someone would actually see if they bought from a local nursery. The size of the plant matches the size of the container. They are not little slips or tender twigs but are ready to go into the ground and be seen in the landscape design.
Kudos to you all for running a great ship over there! I will be a customer for life with the kind of service and quality that you provide.—————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Kudos to you all for running a great ship over there! I will be a customer for life with the kind of service and quality that you provide.—————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
The plants arrived in good condition and we look forward to watching them grow.———————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Wow. As a returning customer, I found these plants to be the most beautiful yellow color that literally knock your socks off. Again, these were packaged to protect and arrived in perfect condition. We immediately planted these as a border next to our driveway. They are nestled alongside more mature rhododendrons and evergreens. They are growing and thriving. I cannot wait until they grow to be admired from outer space – well, at least from aircraft passing over ????.—————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Came well packaged, good condition. Have planted it with Barberry Sunjoy and I am expecting a great color show!———————————————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the kind words and great review! Beth | WBG 🙂
Ordered 3 1 gal plants. They arrived very healthy. They will make a great show with the loropetalum.. Very pleased.————————————-Thanks so much for the photo, its beautiful! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
I ordered a couple of these (along with some more Wintergreen Boxwood) looking to add more evergreens to our yard. Despite long delays with shipping (not through any fault of Wilson Bros.), these plants arrived in very good condition. Kept them watered – almost daily due to the heat – until our temps lowered enough to plant. They went in the ground yesterday, and I am excited to see how they do in our high desert environment – and with the deer :)———————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Plants came in perfect shape and it is now planted on my lawn.——————————–We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂
Thank you. You guys have been awesome to work with; your plants have been lovely.———————————————-Thanks so much for your review. Let us know if there’s ever anything we can help you with. 🙂 – Beth | WBG
The plant arrived on time and was healthy and gorgeous!—————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Arrived quickly and in great shape. There wasn’t a mess of dirt in the carton. If I ever want to get more plants, I’ll order from these guys!————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
My wife saw these plants in a magazine and knew she had to have them. Here in Florida the sun can be brutal on landscape plants, so she was wanting something that could take the heat.
We had never heard of Wilsonbrosgardens but found them by Googling the name Sunshine Ligustrum. We decided to take a chance after being unable to locate any plants locally and ordered two plants. We figured if they didn’t meet our expectations we weren’t out much.
We were very surprised and elated at the condition of the plants upon arrival. This was due to them being high quality plants, but also to the incredible packing job done at the nursery. They arrived in perfect condition, barely a few pieces of dirt had fallen out of the pots! Now that’s how you ship a plant!
We planted our two plants in post for the time being, wanting to let them grow some before planting them in a bed. We are keeping them watered and they have already put on a lot of new growth. I imagine come next Spring the color will be much more brilliant.
I tried hard to find a legitimate reason not to give my order 5 stars but couldn’t. I don’t usually go over board on my reviews, especially from a company I had never ordered from before but Wilsonbrosgardens has it going on for sure!————————————Hi Ron, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Sunshine Ligustrum. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! We truly appreciate the wonderful review!! 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
We had never heard of Wilsonbrosgardens but found them by Googling the name Sunshine Ligustrum. We decided to take a chance after being unable to locate any plants locally and ordered two plants. We figured if they didn’t meet our expectations we weren’t out much.
We were very surprised and elated at the condition of the plants upon arrival. This was due to them being high quality plants, but also to the incredible packing job done at the nursery. They arrived in perfect condition, barely a few pieces of dirt had fallen out of the pots! Now that’s how you ship a plant!
We planted our two plants in post for the time being, wanting to let them grow some before planting them in a bed. We are keeping them watered and they have already put on a lot of new growth. I imagine come next Spring the color will be much more brilliant.
I tried hard to find a legitimate reason not to give my order 5 stars but couldn’t. I don’t usually go over board on my reviews, especially from a company I had never ordered from before but Wilsonbrosgardens has it going on for sure!————————————Hi Ron, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Sunshine Ligustrum. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! We truly appreciate the wonderful review!! 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
Couldn’t decide to go straight with 8 of the yellow or in serpentine style. Either way would have been great. They started growing the moment I put them in. BUT, I want to keep them shorter than most. I have a small yard.—————————————Hi Mitchell, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Sunshine Ligustrum. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! And it shouldn’t be too hard to keep them small, they are very low maintenance. 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
Easy to.order, shipped quickly, and plants unbelievably healthy – best on-line plant purchase I’ve had.————————-Hi Roxanne, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Sunshine Ligustrum. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
Plants are very healthy and full. Arrived in perfect condition. Will be ordering more.—————————-WBG Reply: Hi Claudia, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Sunshine Ligustrum. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come!
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
Very nice plants that arrived quickly. I bought these to make a low curved hedge similiar to the one in the picture on the website. Very yellow in color and I hope I can keep them trimmed as a hedge at under 18 inches like advertised. They have turned a burnt orange color since winter set it. I called to make sure the plants weren’t dying and was told that this is the normal winter color for this ligustrum. It’s not a great color but not bad. The yellow color the rest of the year will make up for it. This is the brightest yellow plant in my yard! Overall I am pleased with the plants and the very friendly and professional service.
All 5 arrived in good shape and on time. Very happy to be able to find this plant.

























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