General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Leaves: Evergreen
Broadleaf
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Provides winter interest
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Dioecious

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Common names
  • Narrowleaf Aucuba
  • Japanese Aucuba
Also sold as:
  • Angustifolia

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2020-04-03
Aucuba flower
Location: Elizabethan Gardens, Dare County, North Carolina | June, 2022
Date: 2022-06-12
Location: London/Kent border
Date: 2012-03-12
Sotted laurel with a Robins nest inside.

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