Aucuba japonica Hosoba Hoshifu Podophyllum creamy gold border

creamy gold border

light green foliage

which in turn consume aphids

it is a phenomenal garden performer

Autumn fern is quite deer resistant

Aucuba japonica Hosoba Hoshifu Podophyllum creamy gold borderThis Japanese female selection of the evergreen Aucuba japonica has some of the brightest leaf splashing of any of the clones we have grown. Aucuba 'Hosoba Hoshifu' means "narrow leaved star variegated." In the garden, our 5 year old plants are 4' tall x 4' wide on the way to 6' in height, with a similar spread. The plants are adorned with narrow, 7" long x 1. 5" wide, dark green leaves, heavily speckled with yellow dots. In winter, the plants are