Aucuba

On to one of my personal favourite plants just so happens to be Aucuba Japonica or Japanese Spotted Laurel to give it it's English name. A completely wrong name if you ask me as it is not related to the Laurel Species at all. These belong to the Prunus family and not Aucuba. I find it a beautiful shrub that is quick to establish and easy to propagate so you can have many more acubas in your garden from one plant. Anyway, on with the description. Background. ----------- Originating in sub tropical regions, the succulent Aucuba has large flesh stems and lacks the woody appearance that gives the rigidity to many large shrubs. Its ...

This hardy evergreen shrub is a must, to brighten up your garden in Winter. The foliage is glossy,dark-green,some heavily mottled with yellow! Both Male & Female are required to produce a good set of berries,mostly red berries or rarely yellow,or white. These plants are both shade & drought tolerant.Plants in the shade tend to loose some variegation,& get leggy! Any soil ,neutral, or acid! Well-drained soil I find is the best as in heavy clay the plant becomes quickly waterlogged & the leaves go yellow & drop! Extra drainage can be dug in i.e gravel, grit to combat this problem. If your soil is ...