Variegated Gold Dust Plant
Aucuba japonica 'Variegata'
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Striking gold variegated shrub for shade gardens. Beautiful bright green foliage is so heavily speckled with gold it projects an overall yellow-green appearance. Excellent background for contrasting foliage plants. Evergreen shrub.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | aw-KEW-ba ja-PON-i-ka |
| Key feature: | Shade Loving |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 6 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Full to partial shade |
| Sunset climate zones: | 4 - 24, 28 - 33 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Slow grower to 4 to 6 ft. tall and as wide. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Special features: | Dramatic Foliage Color |
| Landscape use: | Seacoast Exposure |
| Flower color: | Purple |
| Blooms: | Inconspicuous |
| Foliage color: | Variegated |
| Item no.: | 0375 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
Striking gold variegated shrub for shade gardens. Beautiful bright green foliage is so heavily speckled with gold it projects an overall yellow-green appearance. Excellent background for contrasting foliage plants. Evergreen shrub.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | aw-KEW-ba ja-PON-i-ka |
| Key feature: | Shade Loving |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 6 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Full to partial shade |
| Sunset climate zones: | 4 - 24, 28 - 33 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Slow grower to 4 to 6 ft. tall and as wide. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Special features: | Dramatic Foliage Color |
| Landscape use: | Seacoast Exposure |
| Flower color: | Purple |
| Blooms: | Inconspicuous |
| Foliage color: | Variegated |
| Item no.: | 0375 |
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