Aucuba, Gold Dust Plant, Japanese Laurel, Variegated Japanese Aucuba 'Variegata' (Aucuba japonica)
Gold Dust Aucuba always adds such a touch of bright color to the corner of the courtyard - in filtered sunlight
Aucuba japonica 'Variegata' growing in full shade, Zone 8a. Leaves resemble boiled spinach following freeze but quickly resume normal appearance as temperatures warm.
3-2009, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Closeup of foliage
Gold Dust with sun damage and without (sun exposure and no sun. what can be done to protect but not move them?
Planted in deep shade where the leaves are much greener than those in partial shade, wilts in freezing weather but rebounds when it warms up, requires little care, 18 year old plant (San Antonio, Tx.)
Photo taken late May in New Hyde Park, Long Island, NY
The plant blooms with small star shaped flowers in the spring.
Aucuba after a heavy snow and ice storm.
Aucuba Japonica: flowers. Poland, Krakow, USDA 6b
Tiny purple flower that came on 3 months after I put it in water to root.
3-2009, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
3-2009, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Sofia, Bulgaria, 2300 feet AMSL, Zone 6b.
Sofia, Bulgaria, 2300 feet AMSL, Zone 6b.
Sofia, 2300 feet AMSL, Zone 6b?
Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
In Sheila's early November Waihi garden, New Zealand
Leaf detail
Variegated Aucuba in full shade
Krapets, Bulgaria, zone 8a.
In Peter's garden - Waihi, NZ
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Aucuba, Gold Dust Plant, Japanese Laurel, Variegated Japanese Aucuba
Aucuba japonica 'Variegata'
| Type: | Shrubs |
| Height: | 8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m) |
| Conditions: | Zone 6-10, Partial to Full Shade |