Aucuba chinensis prophouse-fall-2026 Slow and evergreen

Slow and evergreen

a plant now sharing the same family

semi-evergreen subshrub of the mint family

and ditch banks from Virginia to Florida and west to Texas

an early feast for bees drifting out on the first warm days

Aucuba chinensis prophouse-fall-2026 Slow and evergreenAucuba chinensis is the lesser known Chinese cousin of the familiar gold dust plant, a rare, broad, evergreen shrub for deep shade. The thick, leathery, dark green leaves are coarsely toothed and dusted with scattered yellow flecks, holding their color year round and bringing a glossy, tropical looking presence to a shaded bed. Like the Japanese aucuba, this species carries male and female flowers on separate plants, the small purple maroon spring