One of the main things for success with Aucuba japonica – the Spotted Laurel – is to ensure that you choose the right cultivar variety for your garden or container. As mentioned in the main article Spotted Laurels are available in two distinct plant forms – being male and female – with the one exception as far as this list is concerned, being Aucuba japonica ‘Rozannie’ which has both male and female flowers on the same plant.
The parents of the group – Aucuba japonica – have both male and female flowered plants – so were able to produce variable offspring, whilst having the basic characteristics of the evergreen shrub, also have vivid markings on the leathery foliage. The variegations are varied, and have the added advantage of being on female plants. This enables a two dimensional facet to the shrub – colourful evergreen foliage and bright scarlet berries in the right conditions.
Most of the cultivars mentioned arose from different ‘sports’ – rather than as seedlings. It is worth mentioning that most mentioned here are sold under many different names – not always able to pinpoint correctly – other than the two AGM types mentioned.
Aucuba j Crotonifolia | Aucuba j 'Gold Dust' | Aucuba j. 'Variegata' | Aucuba j. 'Picturata' Image above
Together with that, the foliage is often variable on the same plant. Sometimes vividly marked, sometimes with shoots reverting back to green - cut them out!
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