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    AUCUBA
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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.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
    • Good to know
      Very tolerant of full shade, salt winds, pollution, dry soils. Good for hedges and screens. Male and female plants required for berries, except for Rozannie
    • Evergreen
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
    • Tall Shrub
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    Varieties
    AUCUBA himalaica var. dolichophylla
    Himalayan laurel
    Long, narrow leaves sparsely speckled with yellow. Purple flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £20.00
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    AUCUBA japonica 'Crotonifolia'
    Japanese laurel, Spotted laurel
    Best golden form (female form)
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.50
    AUCUBA japonica 'Golden Spangles'
    Japanese laurel, Spotted laurel
    Striking golden variegation (female form)
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.50
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    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    AUCUBA japonica 'Rozannie'
    Japanese laurel, Spotted laurel
    compact growing hermaphrodite variety with deep purple flowers and bright red long drooping berries
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.50
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    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    AUCUBA omeiensis
    Chinese laurel
    This species was introduced by Roy Lancaster. It has the largest serrated leaves of any Aucuba and forms a tall erect shrub
     
    2 Litre
    £22.50
    Large
    £50.00

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
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