Aucuba japonica
Long-leaved spotted laurel
Aucuba Aucuba
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
Compact, Spreading, Upright
Ingestion may cause mild stomach upset.
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Insignificant or absent, Dark-purple in Spring
Green in All seasons
Semi-ripe cuttings
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Aucuba japonica (Long-leaved spotted laurel) will reach a height of 2.5m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.
Banks and Slopes, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance, Containers, Resistant to pollution, Foliage only
Will grow well in all but waterlogged soils.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Aucuba japonica
Long-leaved spotted laurel
Aucuba Aucuba
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.
Evergreen
Compact, Spreading, Upright
Ingestion may cause mild stomach upset.
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Insignificant or absent, Dark-purple in Spring
Green in All seasons
Semi-ripe cuttings
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Aucuba japonica (Long-leaved spotted laurel) will reach a height of 2.5m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.
Banks and Slopes, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance, Containers, Resistant to pollution, Foliage only
Will grow well in all but waterlogged soils.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7
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Light: | Partial Shade, Full Shade | Tell us... |
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