Aucuba japonica 'Marmorata' ~ Marmorata Japanese Aucuba

Aucuba japonica 'Marmorata' ~ Marmorata Japanese AucubaMarmorata Japanese Aucuba is a dense shade loving evergreen shrub sporting waxy rich green foliage heavily speckled with bright yellow. If pollinated the tiny spring flowers give way to bright red berries that ripen in fall and last until spring. Prefers rich, moist and well drained soils. Deer resistant. Type: Shrub Height: 4' 6' Spread: 3 5 Spacing: 4 USDA Hardiness Zone: 7 10 Culture: Part Sun, Full Shade Bloom Color: Purple Season of Interest:

Marmorata Japanese Aucuba is a dense shade-loving evergreen shrub sporting waxy rich green foliage heavily speckled with bright yellow.  If pollinated the tiny spring flowers  give way to bright red berries that ripen in fall and last until spring.  Prefers rich, moist and well-drained soils.  Deer resistant.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance.   Water weekly.  Keep young plants out of the direct sun, or leaves will develop black spots.  Root rot can be a problem in poorly-drained or overly moist soils. Southern blite, leaf spot, scale, mealybugs, and nematodes are occasional issues.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Naturalized Areas,  Coastal Exposure, Urban Gardens, Foundational Plantings, and Hedges.

COMPANION PLANTS: Azalea, Camellia, Plantain Lily

IMAGE:  Mitzi.humphrey, 2017-09-14 1834 acuba, CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.