| Common Name: |
Variegata Nana Dwarf Variegated Aucuba |
| Scientific Name: |
Aucuba japonica 'Variegata Nana' |
| Other Name(s): |
Aka Spotted Laurel |
| Category: |
Broasdleaf |
| Habit: |
Evergreen |
| Bloom Color: |
Purple-maroon with creamy white anthers |
| Bloom Size: |
Tiny |
| Bloom Shape: |
Each flower has four sepals and four petals |
| Bloom Season: |
Early spring |
| Foliage Description: |
Coreaceous (leathery), glossy, elliptic to narrow-ovate, medium to rich green leaves (each to 8 in. long) have coarse marginal teeth on the upper half of each leaf |
| Height of Plant: |
6-10 ft. |
| Spread of Plant: |
5-9 ft. |
| Hardiness: |
USDA Zones 7-9 |
| Light Requirements: |
Part shade to full shade |
| Water Usage: |
Medium |
| Soil Type: |
Plants tolerate average to nutritionally poor soils and most city air pollutants. Avoid overly moist to wet soils |
| Native Range: |
Native to moist woodland areas, thickets, valleys and along streams from Japan and China to the Himalayas |
| Maintenance: |
Low |
| Other Information: |
Plants in this genus are dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants). Male flowers appear in upright terminal panicles (cymes to 4 1/2 in. long). Female flowers appear in shorter clusters from the leaf axils. Pollinated female flowers are followed by ellipsoid, one-seeded, berry-like drupes (to 1/2 in.) which ripen to red in fall. Fruits often persist on the plant until spring. |
| Location: |
Shade Garden |