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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: ... making a great screen plant as well as an individual shrub. Conditions. ----------- Despite its moderate water requirements, ... more

 ... the Aucuba does like partial shade. However, give it too much and you will reduce the variegated colours in the leaves to such an extent that it will become almost purely green. I find the best location is a corner for an aucuba. It shoud be in a corner that gets the early morning sun, when it is less strong or very late afternoon, evening sun. Full sun tends to scorch the plant and reduce its growth. Soil needs to be moist but not waterlogged. A good drainage is best. Pests/Disease. -------------- It remains quite ...more

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andycharger
Premium Review Aucuba: Spotted Corner lover (567 words)
by andycharger - written on 30.04.02 (Very useful, 1276 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 ...

greengoddess
Premium Review Spotted Laurel (134 words)
by greengoddess - written on 05.10.01 (Useful, 720 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 ...

 

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