Close Variegata Nana Dwarf Variegated Aucuba

Variegata Nana Dwarf Variegated Aucuba
Common Name: Variegata Nana Dwarf Variegated Aucuba
Scientific Name: Aucuba japonica 'Variegata Nana'
Other Name(s): Aka Spotted Laurel
Category: Broasdleaf
Habit: Evergreen
Bloom Color: Purple-maroon with creamy white anthers
Bloom Size: Tiny
Bloom Shape: Each flower has four sepals and four petals
Bloom Season: Early spring
Foliage Description: Coreaceous (leathery), glossy, elliptic to narrow-ovate, medium to rich green leaves (each to 8 in. long) have coarse marginal teeth on the upper half of each leaf
Height of Plant: 6-10 ft.
Spread of Plant: 5-9 ft.
Hardiness: USDA Zones 7-9
Light Requirements: Part shade to full shade
Water Usage: Medium
Soil Type: Plants tolerate average to nutritionally poor soils and most city air pollutants. Avoid overly moist to wet soils
Native Range: Native to moist woodland areas, thickets, valleys and along streams from Japan and China to the Himalayas
Maintenance: Low
Other Information: Plants in this genus are dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants). Male flowers appear in upright terminal panicles (cymes to 4 1/2 in. long). Female flowers appear in shorter clusters from the leaf axils. Pollinated female flowers are followed by ellipsoid, one-seeded, berry-like drupes (to 1/2 in.) which ripen to red in fall. Fruits often persist on the plant until spring.
Location: Shade Garden