Aucuba japonica
Common name: spotted laurel
Family name: Garryaceae
Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Mr. Goldstrike’
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7 to 9
Mature height and spread: 6-10ft; 5-9ft
Form: evergreen shrub
Water use: medium
Soil requirements: moist and well-drained soils; part shade to full shade
Leaf arrangement: leathery, glossy, elliptic to narrow-ovate; half of the margin are teethed
Flower/cone/fruit description(s): tiny purple flowers, white anther; fruit are berry-like drupes, red
Limitations: shade tolerant, air pollution tolerant
Suitable uses: hedge, screen, indoor houseplant
Quick ID description: leathery, glossy, berry-like fruit
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