Aucuba Japonica 'Japanese Laurel'

An evergreen shrubs with simple, leathery leaves, attractively variegated in many cultivars, and small purple flowers followed on female plants by large glossy red fruit.
Plant type: Shrub
Habit: Bushy
Hardiness: H5 (hardy - cold winter)
Ultimate height: 1.5-2.5 metres
Ultimate spread: 1.5-2.5 metres
Time to ultimate height: 10-20 years
Sunlight: Part shade; Full shade
Aspect: North-facing, East-facing or West-facing; Exposed or Sheltered
Soil: Well-drained or Moist but well-drained; Acid, Alkaline or Neutral; Loam, Chalk or Sand
Propagation: Propagate by seed or from semi-hardwood cuttings