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Beginner
skill rating |
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2.5m
max. spread |
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2.5m
max. height |
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10-20 years
to maturity |
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2 hours care
per year |
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This plant
is toxic! |
Botanical name: Aucuba japonica
Other names: Long-leaved spotted laurel
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Genus: Aucuba
Species: A. japonica - A. japonica is a rounded evergreen shrub with glossy, ovate mid green leaves and smal red-purple flowers in spring, male flowwers with yellow anthers. Females produce red berries in autumn.
Aucuba japonica is: Evergreen
Flower: Dark-purple, Insignificant or absent in Spring
Foliage: Green in All seasons
Fruit: Red in Autumn; Red in Winter
Habit: Compact, Spreading, Upright
Toxicity: Ingestion may cause mild stomach upset.
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Plant with:
Narcissus 'Charity May' (Daffodil 'Charity May')
Aucuba japonica (Long-leaved spotted laurel) will reach a height of 2.5m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.
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Suggested uses: Banks and Slopes, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance, Containers, Resistant to pollution, Foliage only
Cultivation: Will grow well in all but waterlogged soils.
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Chalky, Loamy, Sandy |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Shade |
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| Aspect: |
North, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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