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Rozannie Aucuba

Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie'

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Rozannie Aucuba (Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie') at Lurvey Garden Center

Rozannie Aucuba

Rozannie Aucuba

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Rozannie Aucuba (Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie') at Lurvey Garden Center

Rozannie Aucuba foliage

Rozannie Aucuba foliage

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Height:  3 feet

Spread:  3 feet

Sunlight:  partial shade  full shade 

Hardiness Zone:  5

Description:

This stunning compact evergreen solves the problem of the most shaded garden; rich looking deep green glossy leaves are a perfect at the back of borders; ideal as a dense screen; drought tolerant once established; protect from cold winter winds

Ornamental Features

Rozannie Aucuba is primarily grown for its highly ornamental fruit. It features an abundance of magnificent crimson berries from mid fall to late winter. It has attractive dark green evergreen foliage. The glossy pointy leaves are highly ornamental and remain dark green throughout the winter.

Landscape Attributes

Rozannie Aucuba is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a more or less rounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and can be pruned at anytime. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Rozannie Aucuba is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Accent
  • Mass Planting
  • Hedges/Screening
  • General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Rozannie Aucuba will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It has a low canopy. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This shrub does best in partial shade to shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Accent  Massing  Screening  Garden 
Applications
Fruit  Foliage Color 
Ornamental Features