Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie'

Object Details

Description
This compact aucuba is a female cultivar with eye-catching red fruit, but still needs a male plant or cultivar to produce it. Its glossy, dark green leaves can sometimes be confused for holly, but is typically less pointy.
Hardiness
-10 - 40 F
Provenance
Uncertain
Range
cultivated
Topic
Display Gardens
Living Collections
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On Display
Ripley Gardens
Data Source
Smithsonian Gardens
Accession Number
2023-0015A
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Common Name
Japanese laurel cultivar
Group
[vascular plants]
Class
Equisetopsida
Subclass
Magnoliidae
Superorder
Asteranae
Order
Garryales
Family
Garryaceae
Genus
Aucuba
Species
japonica
Life Form
Evergreen shrub/sub-shrub
Foliage Characteristics
Opposite, simple, glossy, dark green leaves are serrated. Leaves are 5" (12.7 cm) long and 2.25" (5.7 cm) wide.
Fruit Characteristics
Red drupes appear in fall and last until spring. This is a female cultivar that needs a male plant for pollination.
Plant Size
4.5' tall x 6' wide (1.4 x 1.8 meters)
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7f3e0be8a-e158-4574-9d67-df916899a79c
Record ID
ofeo-sg_2023-0015A
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