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where is the best place to locate aucuba




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They're adaptable shrubs - they'll grow in most conditions, even in shade.

10 Jul, 2010

 

Indeed shade is their preferred sighting. It's an under-storey shrub in Japan.

10 Jul, 2010

 

Mine grows beautifully in a large pot in dry shade:-)

10 Jul, 2010

 

Mine gets sun most of the day! :-)

10 Jul, 2010

 

Green form Spritz or variegated?

10 Jul, 2010

 

I'll do better than that - It's Aucuba japonica 'Picturata', Fractal! ;-)

10 Jul, 2010

 

Blimey! One of the most variegated then :-)

10 Jul, 2010

 

Yep - it's like a huge ball of sunshine, even on the dullest day. :-)))

10 Jul, 2010

 

Sunglasses job eh? ;-))

10 Jul, 2010

 

Yes - and I love it, in spite of its bad habits...

1) dropping dead leaves underneath so I have to crawl in and clear them up, and

2) layering itself,
and

3) I need steps to prune the top!

10 Jul, 2010

 

I like the look of this variety. Bold but beautiful.

10 Jul, 2010

 

I'm going to google it, my beautiful bright variegated one doesn't drop leaves Spritz;-p

11 Jul, 2010

 

You're lucky, then, Ba! It's from the underneath - then they blow around and I have to clear them up frequently! It 'is' an old Aucuba - I inherited it. Maybe that's why? What do you think, Fractal?

11 Jul, 2010

 

Well, all evergreens drop their leaves around this time of year. The number of customers who over the years have said I want an evergreen because I don't want leaves lying round. I just say look under any holly, Rhododendron or Aucuba and guess what you will see?....

I have taken several calls and had as many face to face enquiries in the last few weeks about yellow leaves on shrubs such as Bay, Cherry Laurel, Photinia, Holly etc. It's always the old foliage further down the stem just dropping out.

11 Jul, 2010

 

Mine does it all year round - but it's a large healthy shrub, so I just tidy up when I cut the lawn edges, so I have a trug with me to pick them up.

11 Jul, 2010

 

I was going in for one-upmanship Spritz, mine probably loses the odd one lol:-)

11 Jul, 2010

 

LOL. Bet mine loses more than yours, Ba!!! Yah-boo! LOL.

11 Jul, 2010

 

:-p that's supposed to be sticking out tongue, someone on here showed me it.... not watching the football then? :-)

11 Jul, 2010

 

ME? Watch football? NO WAY...Can't stand it, Ba. I'd rather watch paint dry!

11 Jul, 2010

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