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Aucuba Japonica 'Marmorata'

 

Japanese aucuba 'Marmorata'

Aucuba japonica ‘Marmorata’ (Japanese aucuba) is a bushy dense evergreen shrub with large waxy dark green leaves. It produces attractive purple flowers followed by red oval berries. To the best display of berries, grow both male and female plants.

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plant Features
  • Japanese aucuba Marmorata likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Japanese aucuba Marmorata likes very little water

    Very little water

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

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Japanese aucuba Marmorata likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Japanese aucuba 'Marmorata'

Latin name

Aucuba Japonica 'Marmorata'

type

Shrub

family

Garryaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Japanese aucuba Marmorata likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

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

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Japanese aucuba Marmorata likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Japanese aucuba Marmorata 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 Marmorata is 2.50meters x 2.50meters 2.50 M 2.50 M

Aucuba Japonica 'Marmorata'

Aucuba japonica ‘Marmorata’ (Japanese aucuba) is a bushy dense evergreen shrub with large waxy dark green leaves. It produces attractive purple flowers followed by red oval berries. To the best display of berries, grow both male and female plants.


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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