Aucuba variegata 'Crotonifolia'
Japanese spotted laurel
'Crotonifolia' is a medium-sized evergreen shrub with large, glossy, vaiegated leaves, spotted with deep yellow blotches. Flowers are small, purple, female, followed by bright red berries when pollinated.
Contributed by @angipangi
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Japanese spotted laurel
Latin name
Aucuba variegata 'Crotonifolia'
type
Shrub
family
Garryaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
2.50 M
2.50 M
Aucuba variegata 'Crotonifolia'
'Crotonifolia' is a medium-sized evergreen shrub with large, glossy, vaiegated leaves, spotted with deep yellow blotches. Flowers are small, purple, female, followed by bright red berries when pollinated.
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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