Botanical name | Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia' |
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Plant Care | Half Sun Half Sun – Prefers 3 To 6 Hours of Sunlight a Day. Frost Hardy Frost Hardy – Can Handle frost without damage. Moderate Watering Moderate Watering – Requires Regular Watering. Non Indigenous Non Indigenous – Exotic to South Africa. |
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Common name(s) | Japanese laurel |
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Foliage | This foliage shrub forms large green leaves that are speckled with yellow. |
Uses in landscape design | Use this specimen as a foliage plant ideal for cool, shady places. Also makes a good container plant for the shady patio. |
Planting instructions | Planting: Prefers fertile soil with lots of organic material. Dig a hole 60cm square and deep. Mix two thirds of the topsoil with one third acid compost in the bottom of the hole, add one cup of bone meal or superphosphate and mix well. |
Interesting info | The plants are of different sexes. |
Other languages | Japannese lourier (A) |
Recommended varieties | Aucuba japonica ‘Goldeyana’ has dark green leaves with big yellow spots, while ‘Variegata’ has leaves with creamy-white spots. |
Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia' (Japanese laurel)
- Botanical name: Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia'
- Common name(s): Japanese laurel
- Categories: Shrubs and Perennials
Plant description:
This medium-sized, slow-growing shrub is ideal for cool, shady places. An excellent, hardy foliage plant with large green leaves that are speckled with yellow. The plants are of different sexes: female plants will produce red berries if a male plant with pollen is available.
Family: Cornaceae
Botanical Pronunciation: aw-KEW-buh juh-PON-ih-kuh.
Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia' requirements and features
info on these iconsModerate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
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This foliage shrub forms large green leaves that are speckled with yellow.