Description

This stunning evergreen brightens up the most shaded of gardens; deep dark green foliage with vivid yellow variegation; ideal as a dense hedge; drought tolerant once established; protect from cold winter winds; a male clone that does not produce fruit

Landscape Attributes

Suruga Benten Aucuba is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Suruga Benten Aucuba is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Suruga Benten Aucuba will grow to be about 4 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. It has a low canopy. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This shrub does best in partial shade to shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.