21+ Gold Dust Aucuba Hedge

In order to produce the red berries a male form is required for pollination and this was duly bought to the uk in 1861.

Gold dust aucuba hedge. Gold dust variegated aucuba performs best in sites that provide well drained soil and full shade to light filtered shade preferably an afternoon shade. It is native to japan but is grown in gardens in europe and the u s. Excellent background for contrasting foliage plants. Nana is a dwarf form with a tight form and low habit. Striking gold variegated shrub for shade gardens. The technical name for this shrub is aucuba japonica. It prefers soils that are high in organic matter and evenly moist in partial to full shade but will tolerate poor soils and urban conditions like air pollution.

Aucuba japonica family garryaceae formerly cornaceae commonly called spotted laurel is a rounded dense upright somewhat rounded shade loving evergreen shrub with fantastically variegated leaves. First bought to the uk in 1783 it only existed here as the female form. Aucuba japonica commonly called spotted laurel japanese laurel japanese aucuba or gold dust plant u s is a shrub 1 5 m 3 3 16 4 ft native to rich forest soils of moist valleys thickets by streams and near shaded moist rocks in china korea and japan. Adds great color to your landscape or home. It is a broadleaf evergreen shrub that grows slowly. Gold dust or variegata has gold flecks. Gold dust plant aucuba japonica vaiegata is an evergreen aucuba cultivar grown for its 3 to 8 inch green leaves which are splattered with attractive yellowish gold speckles.

If the hole drains within a few hours you have good drainage. It grows in united states department of agriculture s usda hardiness zones 6 to 10. Order your fresh gold dust aucuba online today for fast delivery to your doorstep. Plants may be male or female. Sprinkled with golden fairy dust atop oblong shiny green leaves the gold dust aucuba is a real gem for the shade garden. Growing japanese aucuba plant cuttings the shrub grows 3 to 8 feet tall but takes years to achieve full maturity. Variegated gold dust plant aucuba japonica variegata sku 0375.

It typically grows to 6 10. Beautiful bright green foliage is so heavily speckled with gold it projects an overall yellow green appearance. Aucuba gold dust plant japanese laurel variegated japanese aucuba aucuba japonica variegata welcome to the famous dave s garden website. Females may produces berries if a male pollenizer is planted nearby. In victorian and edwardian times this was a very popular plant but has now become less favoured. It is also known as the gold dust plant in america.