Myriad Botanical Gardens - Oklahoma City, USA

Common name: Gold Dust Aucuba

Family: Garryaceae (Silktassel family)

Distribution: Asia

Hardiness: 6a

Life form: Evergreen shrub/sub-shrub

Comments: Striking gold variegated shrub for shade gardens. Its bright green foliage is so heavily speckled with gold it takes on an overall yellow-green appearance. Plants may be male or female; females may produces berries if a male pollinator is planted nearby. Flowers are considered insignificant. Excellent background for contrasting foliage plants. This is a slow-growing plant.