Aucuba

Description: Evergreen bushes that may reach ten feet (300cm) in the garden but are easily kept to size in the interior. Leaves have ... more

Aucuba ... a dull gloss, and may have yellow markings on a green ground. Suitable for the home or a greenhouse. Aucuba species are native to eastern Asia, from the eastern Himalaya east to Japan. They are evergreen shrubs or small trees 2-13 m tall, similar in appearance to the laurels of the genus Laurus, having glossy, leathery leaves, and are sometimes mistakenly called laurels. The leaves are opposite, broad lanceolate, 8-25 cm long and 2-7 cm broad, with a few large teeth on the margin near the apex of the leaf. Aucubas are dioecious, having separate male and female plants. The flowers are small, 4-8 mm diameter, with four purplish-brown petals; they are produced in clusters of 10-30 in a loose cyme. The fruit is a red berry 1 cm diameter.

Newest Review: ... had placed a specimen of this within her plans for our front garden, and it needs to be kept to a dwarf size for our purpose. ... more

... Our house was built in 1950 and we purchased it from the original tenant. He diliked gardening, and his sole concession to it was trimming the side hedge , making certain it was straight using a ruler, and meticulously mowing his "grass". I use that term loosely as it was half moss, a quarter clover, and the rest was mixture of grass, toadstools, and dandelions. The ground itself had remained untouched from the day the grass seeds were first planted in 1950, so when we decided to lay our drive and put in ...more

Price Comparison for Aucuba

	Aucuba japonica Variegata - Spotted Laurel Spotted Laurel. A rounded shrub with glossy leaves, splashed and ... Last Update 23.11.2009 05:46	£ 12.99

Aucuba japonica Variegata - Spotted Laurel
Spotted Laurel. A rounded shrub with glossy leaves, splashed and ...

Last Update 23.11.2009 05:46

£ 12.99

Read Reviews for Aucuba

Aucuba: Aosa Nishiki (641 words)
by - written on 30/10/09 (Very useful, 53 readings)
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This is a fairly common garden plant found in British gardens. It is usually known by its English name, spotted laurel, due to the most popular variety being the sort that has variegated leaves (green with yellow markings). This is actually a complete misnomer, as it is not related to the laurel at all, but a completely unrelated genus of plants that were imported a few centuries ago from Asia. The particular variety known here as spotted laurel, is actually a species imported from Japan, Aucuba japonica., and if left unpruned can reach a height of about 13 feet, depending on the particular cultivar. It takes to being topped off quite well though, so it is possible to ... Read the complete review

Spotted Corner lover (567 words)
by - written on 30/04/02 (Very useful, 1451 readings)
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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 ... Read the complete review

Aucuba: Spotted Laurel (134 words)
by - written on 05/10/01 (Useful, 801 readings)
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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 ... Read the complete review