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AUCUBA
Commonly known as Himalayan laurel, Japanese laurel
Genus of up to 10 species of tough, easily managed, evergreen, dioecious shrubs from the Himalayas to eastern Asia.
The common spotted laurel, japonica was introduced as a glasshouse specimen, a female, in 1783 and known as the "gold plant".
In 1861 plant hunter Robert Fortune located a male in Yokohama, brought it back to pollinate and the resultant red-berried shrub, exhibited at Kensington in 1864, caused a sensation.
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Evergreen
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Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
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Tall Shrub
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Additional Features
Good to knowVery tolerant of full shade, salt winds, pollution, dry soils. Good for hedges and screens. Male and female plants required for berries, except for Rozannie
Buy Varieties of AUCUBA
AUCUBA himalaica var. dolichophylla
long, narrow leaves sparsely speckled with yellow. Purple flowers
Gift-wrapping available
AUCUBA japonica 'Crotonifolia'
best golden form (female form)
Gift-wrapping available
AUCUBA japonica 'Golden Spangles'
striking golden variegation (female form)
AUCUBA japonica 'Rozannie'
compact growing hermaphrodite variety with deep purple flowers and bright red long drooping berries
Gift-wrapping available
AUCUBA omeiensis
this species was introduced by Roy Lancaster. It has the largest serrated leaves of any Aucuba and forms a tall erect shrub
Gift-wrapping available
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