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    • Good to know
      Introduced into UK by Robert Fortune in 1861.
    • Pests & Diseases
      None.
    • Place of origin
      Japan.
    • Evergreen
      Elliptic to ovate, glossy, mid-green leaves to 20cm (8in) long, usually with a few marginal teeth.
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      3m (10ft)
    • Spread
      3m (10ft)
    • Tall Shrub
      Rounded shrub. Produces small, red-purple flowers with yellow anthers in erect panicles to 10cm (4in) long
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Tolerates all
      Will not tolerate boggy or waterlogged soil.
    • Full shade
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
      For best variegation
    • Mature Size
      3m (10ft)
      		 Tall Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
        3m (10ft)
      		  

    Varieties
    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
    Notify me
    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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    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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