Sporting bold, tropical-like dark green leaves that look as though they’ve been heavily speckled with yellow paint, the Gold Dust Aucuba is one of the easiest to grow, lowest maintenance, most attractive plants in our shade garden and will surely light up the shady areas of your garden. Because no other plants share similar foliage, this Aucuba is an indispensable shade plant that compliments all other plants nearby.Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub Height at Maturity: 5-6′ Width at Maturity: 4-6′ Spacing: 4′ for solid hedges; 8′ for space between plants Growth Habit / Form: Dense, Mounding, Upright Growth Rate: Moderate Flower Color: NA Flower Size: NA Flowering Period: NA Flower Type: NA Fragrant Flowers: NA Foliage Color: Very Deep Green Fragrant Foliage: No Sun Needs: Shade or Mostly Shade, Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade Water Needs: Low Once Established Soil Type: Clay (Amended), Loam, Sand, Silt Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Lightly Moist, Well Drained Dry Soil pH: 6.0 – 7.5 Maintenance / Care: Low Attracts: Visual Attention Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Heavy Shade, Insect
