Aucuba Japonica, Japanese laurel, is an Asian shrub valued for its tolerance of heavy shade and large, often colorful evergreen leaves. The female Aucuba produces clusters of large berries that turn ...

For winter landscape interest, it is hard to beat the Japanese aucuba. A few years ago, this struck home to me as we were filming a TV segment at one of my favorite small gardens, the Biedenharn ...

If you’re having difficulty finding a shrub that will survive in dry shade, especially underneath giant evergreens that suck up every inch of available moisture, give Aucuba japonica a try. Hardy to ...

For winter landscape interest, it is hard to beat the Japanese aucuba. Few people know the evergreen shrub can produce such a stunning winter look, with its grape-size, cherry-red fruits. If you have ...

SPECIES: Aucuba (aw-kew’ba, Latinized from Japanese name) japonica (ja-pon’i-ka, meaning from Japan). SIZE: 4-5 feet tall, 3-4 feet wide; fast grower. EXPOSURE: Shade (sun burns leaves) FORM: ...

SEATTLE — If you’re having difficulty finding a shrub that will survive in dry shade, especially underneath giant evergreens that suck up every inch of available moisture, give Aucuba japonica a try.

Berry season is a wonderful time of the year, and I’m not talking blackberries or strawberries. I am referring to the landscape plants like the aucuba loaded with large berries called drupes which are ...

For winter landscape interest, it is hard to beat the Japanese aucuba. A few years ago this struck home to me as we were filming a TV segment at one of my favorite small gardens, the Biedenharn Museum ...