Hosoba Hoshifu Aucuba

Hosoba Hoshifu Aucuba is a compact female cultivar of a shade-loving evergreen shrub with narrow and glossy deep green serrated leaves that have heavy yellow splotching.  The branches will reach the ground if grown in full shade.  The tiny maroon flowers bloom in early spring, while the bright red berries that ripen in fall and last until spring.  Prefers rich, moist and well-drained soils.  Deer resistant.

Type: 

Shrub

Height: 

5' - 8'

Spread: 

4’ - 5’

Spacing: 

4’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

7 - 9

Culture: 

Part SunFull Shade

Bloom Color: 

Red

Season of Interest: 

SpringYear-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance.   Water weekly.  Keep young plants out of the direct sun, or leaves will develop black spots.  Takes well to pruning. Root rot can be a problem in poorly-drained or overly moist soils. Southern blite, leaf spot, scale, mealybugs, and nematodes are occasional issues.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, BordersWoodland GardensWildlife GardensNaturalized Areas,  Coastal ExposureUrban Gardens, Foundational Plantings, and Hedges.

COMPANION PLANTS: Hosta,  Solomon's SealChampion’s Wood Fern

IMAGES: Futureman11992013 12-28 DSC 0011 (2)CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Photo by Günter Grumer, Acuba

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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