Sunshine Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense 'Sunshine'
USDA zones6 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 6 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sunshine' Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense 'Sunshine') is an evergreen shrub for borders, hedges, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It grows fast and forms a mounding shape. The fragrant plant draws butterflies and birds.
Pairs well with Fountain grass, Shasta daisy, and Autumn fern.