Description

A compact, bushy evergreen shrub featuring wavy-margined, yellow to dark green, glossy foliage, with prominent white midribs; subtle, but very fragrant purple flower clusters in late spring; perfect as a hedge, or color accent in the garden

Landscape Attributes

Gold Star Kohuhu is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

Gold Star Kohuhu is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Gold Star Kohuhu will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.