Ligustrum 'Sunshine'

Ligustrum 'Sunshine'

A non-invasive, sterile privet with glowing golden foliage that holds color year-round. Upright and compact, it’s perfect for vibrant hedges, accents, and containers, offering low-maintenance brightness in the landscape.

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Price: $23.99

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Ligustrum 'Sunshine'

Size

Price: $23.99

Features

Characteristics

Plant Needs

The Sunshine Ligustrum is a breakthrough shrub that combines bold color with worry-free performance. Unlike invasive privets, this sterile cultivar never blooms or sets seed, making it safe, allergy-friendly, and easy to enjoy. Its evergreen foliage emerges in brilliant gold when grown in full sun, shifting to chartreuse in part shade, ensuring a luminous effect all year. Growing 3–6 feet tall and 3–4 feet wide, Sunshine Ligustrum keeps a dense, upright form ideal for hedges, topiaries, or specimen accents.

Why We Love It

At Creekside, we love shrubs that add instant brightness without extra effort, and Sunshine Ligustrum does exactly that. Its glowing foliage brings contrast to darker evergreens and a perfect backdrop for colorful perennials. With no flowers, no pollen, and no reseeding, it’s as low-maintenance as it gets. Heat tolerance, deer resistance, and adaptability to clay and coastal soils make it one of the most versatile golden shrubs you can grow.

Characteristics

Plant Type:

Shrub

Height Category:

Medium

Garden Height:

3 - 6 Feet

Spread:

3 - 4 Feet

Foliage Colors:

Chartreuse, Golden

Habit:

Dense, Upright

Attracts:

None

Plant Needs

Light Requirement:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Hardiness Zones:

10a, 10b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b

Water Category:

Medium

Uses:

Accent, Container, Hedge, Mass Planting

Maintenance Notes

  • Best in full sun to part shade; foliage is brightest in full sun.
  • Adapts to many soils, including clay and sandy loam; requires well-drained soil.
  • Water regularly until established, then water deeply during dry spells.
  • Fertilize in spring with a slow-release, balanced fertilizer.
  • Prune as needed in late winter or early spring; responds well to shaping or rejuvenation.
  • Hardy to USDA Zones 6a–10b (approx. –10°F to 0°F).
  • Evergreen in Zones 7–10; semi-deciduous in colder Zone 6 winters.

Uses Notes

  • Perfect as a privacy hedge or screen.
  • Striking accent shrub with bold color.
  • Suitable for containers or shaped into topiary.
  • Great in mass plantings for large sweeps of gold.
  • Excellent for foundation plantings or mixed borders.

The Sunshine Ligustrum is a breakthrough shrub that combines bold color with worry-free performance. Unlike invasive privets, this sterile cultivar never blooms or sets seed, making it safe, allergy-friendly, and easy to enjoy. Its evergreen foliage emerges in brilliant gold when grown in full sun, shifting to chartreuse in part shade, ensuring a luminous effect all year. Growing 3–6 feet tall and 3–4 feet wide, Sunshine Ligustrum keeps a dense, upright form ideal for hedges, topiaries, or specimen accents.

Why We Love It

At Creekside, we love shrubs that add instant brightness without extra effort, and Sunshine Ligustrum does exactly that. Its glowing foliage brings contrast to darker evergreens and a perfect backdrop for colorful perennials. With no flowers, no pollen, and no reseeding, it’s as low-maintenance as it gets. Heat tolerance, deer resistance, and adaptability to clay and coastal soils make it one of the most versatile golden shrubs you can grow.

Plant Type:

Shrub

Height Category:

Medium

Garden Height:

3 - 6 Feet

Spread:

3 - 4 Feet

Foliage Colors:

Chartreuse, Golden

Habit:

Dense, Upright

Attracts:

None

Light Requirement:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Hardiness Zones:

10a, 10b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b

Water Category:

Medium

Uses:

Accent, Container, Hedge, Mass Planting

Maintenance Notes

  • Best in full sun to part shade; foliage is brightest in full sun.
  • Adapts to many soils, including clay and sandy loam; requires well-drained soil.
  • Water regularly until established, then water deeply during dry spells.
  • Fertilize in spring with a slow-release, balanced fertilizer.
  • Prune as needed in late winter or early spring; responds well to shaping or rejuvenation.
  • Hardy to USDA Zones 6a–10b (approx. –10°F to 0°F).
  • Evergreen in Zones 7–10; semi-deciduous in colder Zone 6 winters.

Uses Notes

  • Perfect as a privacy hedge or screen.
  • Striking accent shrub with bold color.
  • Suitable for containers or shaped into topiary.
  • Great in mass plantings for large sweeps of gold.
  • Excellent for foundation plantings or mixed borders.

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