Aucuba japonica is an evergreen shrub often seen in variegated forms and reaching around 3.0 m. It tolerates both full sun and full shade and grows on a wide range of soils. The plant has a well-branched, rounded habit and flowers in March to April. It suits hedging, containers and exposed sites in towns or on the coast.

Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica) is an evergreen shrub to 3.0 m that tolerates sun or shade and suits hedging, containers and coastal sites.

Aucuba is a genus of three to ten species of flowering plants, now placed in the family Garryaceae, although formerly classified in the Aucubaceae or Cornaceae.

Aucuba japonica (m)

Japanese laurel | Aucuba japonica

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