Aucuba japonica
Japanese Aucuba
Description
This attractive shrub is grown for its shiny, green, evergreen, large foliage with yellow streaks. It can slowly reach 8'-10' tall and wide, During spring, small purple red flowers appear followed by red berries in the fall. Plant in half to full shade in well draining soil. This plant tolerates coastal conditions and air pollution. It is used as a house plant also. It does better with regular watering.
Sun
Half, Shade
Water
Medium
Growth Rate
Slow
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Condition
Average, Rich, Well-drained
Soil pH
Neutral
Adverse Factors
n/a
Replace turf with groundcovers, trees, and shrubs. If you have areas where no one uses the grass, patches that do not grow well, or a turf area too small to water without runoff, consider replacing the turf with water-efficient landscaping.