This eye-catching plant is the Sunshine Ligustrum from the Southern Living Plant Collection. This shrub offers brilliant golden-yellow colored foliage will bring great year-round color to your landscape. This is a sterile, non-invasive cultivar of Ligustrum that will not re-seed and spread. This plant look great planted in containers, as hedge, or accent in the landscape, and will also respond well to shaping into simple topiary forms. Another advantage to the Sunshine Ligustrum is that it doesn’t bloom, which is great for allergy sufferers. When planting this shrub select a location that will receive full sun, use a well-drained garden soil mixed with your native soil to back fill the hole, and use a slow release fertilizer annually in spring to keep your sunshine healthy and brilliantly shinning.
| Mature Height (in.) | 36 |
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| Mature Width (in.) | 36 |
| Additional Characteristics | Deer Resistant,Disease Resistant,Drought Tolerant,Salt Tolerant |
| Annual / Perennial | Perennial |
| Average Shipping Height (in.) | 7 |
| Best Time to Plant | Spring to Fall |
| Blossom Color | No Blossoms |
| Botanical Name | Ligustrum sinense 'Sunshine' |
| Common Name | Privet |
| Evergreen or Deciduous | Evergreen |
| Fragrance | Non-Fragrant |
| Growth Habit | Shrub |
| Hardiness Zone | 6 (-10 to 0 F),7 (0 to 10 F),8 (10 to 20 F),9 (20 to 30 F) |
| Mature Size | Large |
| Optimal Soil Condition | Neutral |
| Recommended Space Between Plantings (in.) | 24-36 |
| Returnable | 90-Day |
| Shipped As | Container |
| Sun Tolerance | Full Sun |
| Water Requirements | Medium Light |
| Wildlife Attracted | Birds |
| Wildlife Deterred | No Wildlife Deterred |