Aucuba japonica var. borealis 25/6 Restock long valued in folk medicine

long valued in folk medicine

though seedlings pull easily

many-tepaled flowers

the roll of registered cultivars runs well into the thousands

fast and tough

Aucuba japonica var. borealis 25/6 Restock long valued in folk medicineAucuba japonica is one of the great problem solvers of the shade garden, a glossy broadleaf evergreen that thrives in the dry, difficult shade where few other shrubs will, and var. borealis is the toughest of the clan. Drawn from the cold northern reaches of the plant's Japanese range, this small leaved form was selected for hardiness, holding very shiny, dark green, leathery leaves through winters that would burn a common aucuba. The genus name is a