{"id":6779,"date":"2020-03-31T03:40:32","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T03:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=6779"},"modified":"2020-03-31T03:40:32","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T03:40:32","slug":"plant-a-day-2020-day-78-aucuba-japonica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/31\/plant-a-day-2020-day-78-aucuba-japonica\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant-A-Day 2020 (Day 78) Aucuba japonica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My recollection is that this plant came from Plant Delights<\/a> nursery, but that may be a hallucination. They don\u2019t have this clone currently listed. It looks a lot like the old clone \u201cGold Dust.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many things to appreciate about this shrub, but the most impressive thing is its ability to grow under a huge Douglas fir tree. Not many plants can handle the root competition and dryness that wonderful, massive native tree brings to its base. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fact that our sturdy friend Aucuba also looks amazing every day of the year puts it on top of my dry shade list. If only this was a native species, it would be perfect!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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