Add vibrant year-round foliage and reliable structure to your garden with Aucuba Japonica Crotonifolia, a classic variety of Spotted Laurel admired for its bold golden-variegated leaves.
This attractive evergreen shrub produces large, glossy green leaves beautifully splashed with golden-yellow markings, creating a bright and decorative display throughout all seasons. Its dense, upright growth habit makes it an excellent choice for adding privacy, screening, and structure to outdoor spaces.
Highly adaptable and exceptionally tolerant of challenging conditions, Aucuba Japonica Crotonifolia performs well in shaded areas, urban gardens, and coastal locations. It is especially valuable where many other plants struggle, making it a dependable choice for woodland gardens, shaded borders, hedging, and foundation planting.
Supplied as a healthy 2 litre pot plant, ready for planting, this low-maintenance evergreen shrub is suitable for gardeners of all experience levels and provides lasting beauty with minimal care.
As a natural living product, each plant may vary slightly in size, shape, and appearance depending on seasonal growth conditions.
Plant Details
- Botanical Name: Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia'
- Common Name: Spotted Laurel / Japanese Laurel
- Plant Type: Hardy Evergreen Shrub
- Pot Size: 2 Litre
- Foliage Colour: Green with Golden Yellow Variegation
- Position: Partial Shade to Full Shade
- Growth Habit: Dense, Bushy, Upright
- Mature Height: Approx. 1.5–3m
- Mature Spread: Approx. 1.5–2.5m
- Season of Interest: Year-round Evergreen Foliage
- Suitable For: Hedges, Screening, Woodland Gardens, Borders and Containers
Care
Plant in moist, well-drained soil and position in partial shade or full shade for best performance. Water regularly until established and apply mulch annually to retain moisture. Light pruning in spring helps maintain shape and encourages healthy growth.
