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Aucuba Variegata (Gold Dust)

Botanical Name: Aucuba japonica 'Variegata'
Common Name: Gold Dust Plant
Features: Drought Tolerant, Evergreen, Salt Tolerant, Winter Interest, Rounded Habit
Bloom Time: Grown for Foliage
Light Requirements: Full Shade -Partial Shade
Mature Plant Size: 6 - 10 feet high by 5 - 9 feet wide
Zone: Zone 7 - 10
Aucuba japonica 'Variegata', also known as Gold Dust or spotted laurel, this gorgeous evergreen is a shade lover that shows wonderful foliage color all year long. Although they can tolerate some sun, their foliage color shows best when in a mostly shady area. These elegant plants can be used as a foundation plant or in a special spot as a specimen. Variegated Aucuba is a compact evergreen shrub with large glossy dark green leaves heavily sprinkled with yellow spots. Moderately salt tolerant in well drained soils. Also adaptable as a houseplant in cool rooms.  
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Aucuba japonica 'Variegata', also known as Gold Dust or spotted laurel, this gorgeous evergreen is a shade lover that shows wonderful foliage color all year long. Although they can tolerate some sun, their foliage color shows best when in a mostly shady area. These elegant plants can be used as a foundation plant or in a special spot as a specimen. Variegated Aucuba is a compact evergreen shrub with large glossy dark green leaves heavily sprinkled with yellow spots. Moderately salt tolerant in well drained soils. Also adaptable as a houseplant in cool rooms.