Mr. Goldstrike Aucuba
$60.00 Original price was: $60.00.$18.00Current price is: $18.00.
SKU: w05We3P8jc
Category: Easy Care
LIGHT: Full shade
WATER: Keep soil moderately moist.
SIZE: Slowly reaches 4 to 6 ft. tall, 4 to 5 ft. wide.
| Description | A beautiful source of bold color for the shadiest areas of the landscape, with large, lustrous, dark green leaves heavily speckled with gold variegation. Showier than common types. A terrific evergreen shrub for use in containers, on covered patios or indoors. This handsome male plant serves as a pollenizer to berry-producing female varieties. |
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| Bloom Time | Inconspicuous; prized for foliage. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
| Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Pollenizer |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure, Rabbit Resistant |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Growth Habit | Rounded |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container |
| Flower Color | Purple |
| Foliage Color | Variegated |
| Companion Plants | Sarcococca (Sarcococca); Camellia (Camellia); Fatsia (Fatsia); Hydrangea (Hydrangea); Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia) |
| Care Instructions | Thrives in organically rich, evenly moist, well-drained soils. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates drier conditions in cooler summer climates. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. |
| Size | #1 – .75 Gallon, #2 – 1.6 Gallon |
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