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Japanese aucuba Golden King in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Aucuba japonica 'Golden King'

 

Japanese aucuba 'Golden King'

'Golden King' has waxy,y evergreen leaves and red berries on the female plant. The leaves are spotted with bright yellow dots. Looks good planted on its own or planted in rows as an informal screen. Easy to grow and needs little care.

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plant Features
  • Japanese aucuba Golden King likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Japanese aucuba Golden King likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Japanese aucuba Golden King is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Japanese aucuba Golden King likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Japanese aucuba 'Golden King'

Latin name

Aucuba japonica 'Golden King'

type

Shrub

family

Garryaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Japanese aucuba Golden King likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Japanese aucuba Golden King is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Japanese aucuba Golden King likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Japanese aucuba Golden King likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Japanese aucuba Golden King is 2.50meters x 2.50meters 2.50 M 2.50 M

Aucuba japonica 'Golden King'

'Golden King' has waxy,y evergreen leaves and red berries on the female plant. The leaves are spotted with bright yellow dots. Looks good planted on its own or planted in rows as an informal screen. Easy to grow and needs little care.


Planting Outdoors

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Plant out in final position in a well draining position, it does not survive in a waterlogged site.

 

Flowering

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

Accuba bears purple, yellow or white scented flowers in the spring.

 

Propagation by cuttings

From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn

Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.

 

Propagation by seed

From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn

In autumn sow seed in pots in a cold frame.

 
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