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Aucuba


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COMMON NAME:  Aucuba

BOTANICAL NAME:  Aucuba japonica

PRONUNCIATION:  ah-CUBE-ah jah-PON-ih-kah

TYPE:  Evergreen – Shade

HEIGHT: 5 - 6 feet

SPREAD:  5 - 6 feet

SPACING: 3 feet


HABIT:   Upright on thick green stems. Yellow spots on long oval leaves. Native to Japan.

CULTURE:   Shade, moist soil and good drainage.

 

USES:  Background, coarse texture, screen or accent plant.

 

PROBLEMS: Scale, nematodes, mealy bugs, spider mites – although none of these are serious.

 

NOTES:  Also available in green and dwarf forms.

 

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Aucuba leaves burned by the sun.



 

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