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This exotic evergreen plant is just awesome! I have seen these planted all over Salt Lake City, Utah (zone 7b) and they seem to do amazin...Read More
Planted two of these in Washington DC. One of them was planted in total shade where nothing grows and promptly bit the dust.
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We have had this plant for 17 years. We keep it cut back to 3'-4'. Never had any kind of problem with it. It's in the sprinkler system, b...Read More
I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and this plant is the least maintenance one in my yard. Its in a shady spot, about 10 years old, ge...Read More
A very attractive plant found throughout the South. It often suffers from root rot so a well drained location is vital. While it grows ...Read More
I love the ease of this plant. It was at our home when we purchased it. About 5 years ago it was about 10 ft. tall. It is now to the top ...Read More
I have 2 plants on the front of my home for 30 plus years. The plant sends out runners beside the original plant creating additional pla...Read More
I've had success in zone 6b (SE Massachusetts) with this plant. Zero degrees F killed a few leaves, but other than that, it remained hea...Read More
I grew this plant in Richmond, Virginia for years. It lined my house on the wall on the north side of the house, which was shaded for mo...Read More
I purchased mine ten years ago when I bought my house. It is in a dappled shady spot that would get no direct sunlight. It grew very sl...Read More
There is a very simple, beautiful contemporary house near me with many of them in front doing great and it is a beautiful site. The must...Read More
I am neutral about this plant because I have tried to grow 2 of them - only 1 seems to be surviving. Slowly but surely the leafs and the...Read More
I didnot know what this plant was until today. I didnot know it needed to be in shade. Mine is in sun and its doing great. I love the color.
Acuba Golddust is about as carefree as you can get. I am growing 7 plants in full shade from deciduous trees, with some receiving dapple...Read More
I inherited this plant 2 years ago when we moved to a new house. Didn't know what it was until yesterday. So in the last 2 years, I've ...Read More
I live in an apartment and I have a Gold Dust plant in a pot inside my apartment. My plant looks beautiful and healthy.
I grow this in the shadiest possible corner of my yard in Sofia, 2300 feet AMSL, zone 6b. Have had no problems whatsoever with Gold Dust ...Read More
Aucuba is beyond its reported hardiness zone here in the Connecticut River Valley near Hartford, but I'm told they do well on the Connect...Read More
I have this plant. It's been pretty tough. I cut it back down to the ground when I didn't know what it was and it came back. This should ...Read More
I had one of these in a sheltered spot next to the house where it got a little late afternoon sun. It thrived for years, even when I cut...Read More
I recently moved into a house with 2 of these in the yard. They obviously like the conditions, close to the house, south side, mostly sha...Read More
I love the way this plant looks, but I have had no success getting it to grow in my San Diego garden. It burns up in the sun and fails t...Read More
Deer hate this plant/bush. But I love it, only I cannot get it to grow in a pot. I've kept it in shade and check it every week only to f...Read More
My friend's mother from Maryland gave me a start of this plant last January (2007). I brought it back to Oklahoma on the plane with me wr...Read More
Very nice plants! One of a very few evergreen plants in this area that have a tropical look. Had some varigated sports that I took cuttin...Read More
I have two of these plants which were planted in 1987. They stand 3-1/2 feet tall at this time. I have never seen any "fruit" on these-...Read More
This plant supplies great foliage for the area of my shaded patio. It grows slowly and if a male and female plant are close to each other...Read More
It sure isn't fast growing, but my experience has been that it is quite easy-going. It's very disease resistant, and pretty drought toler...Read More
Edgewood, Wa. I have one growing in the woods behind my house. It is in the shade and I keep it trimmed to block any future development...Read More
After I bought this plant, and my mom told me she'd grown this successfully years ago in the San Jose, CA, area, which has semi-coastal i...Read More
you can't kill it. I've had to have several trees removed in my back yard, and each time these bushes are right in the way of the truck a...Read More
In my area, this plant is like "Deer Candy". Deer have completely destroyed my 3 plants.
I've found that sun damage results in blackened leaves.
Can only tolerate sunny spots in cooler regions...direct sun can cause sunburn and defoliation. Flowers are very small. Pest problems ...Read More
This plant is dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers are produced on separate individuals. The female plants will produce attrac...Read More
Probably the best-known aucuba, has dark green glossy leaves spotted with yellow. Requires shade from hot sun; accepts deep shade. Nice...Read More