Aucuba

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.

Aucuba leaves burned by the sun.