Golden King Aucuba (Male) – 3 Gallon Pot

A male Aucuba that will enjoy pollinating all of your female Aucubas so they produce berries, ‘Golden King’ is a large growing (6-8′) and colorful male selection that sports bright yellow blotching on large green leaves that provide a tropical effect in the garden. Though he looks like a tropical plant, he’s a cold hardy shrub that can handle temperatures down to -5 degrees F. For those above zone 7, you can grow this one in a pot that can be overwintered indoors. This colorful king is sure to be an attention-getter in shady areas…and your female Aucubas will appreciate him as well!

Growing 6 to 8 feet tall and equally as wide, Golden King Aucuba is ideal for use as an accent or in groupings under the canopies of large shade trees and in other shady areas. They are also great for use in landscape borders and home foundation plantings as an accent, natural hedge, or in small to large groupings. It’s tropical-looking evergreen foliage will bring a flare of the tropics to your landscape, perennial shade garden or rock and Xeriscape (low water needs) gardens. What’s more…you can grow and enjoy this guy year-round indoors as a houseplant!