{"product_id":"aucuba-japonica-variegata-gold-dust-plant","title":"Aucuba japonica ‘Variegata’ – Gold Dust Plant","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAucuba japonica ‘Variegata’\u003c\/strong\u003e, commonly known as \u003cstrong\u003eGold Dust Plant\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eGold Dust Aucuba, Spotted Laurel or Japanese Laurel\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a hardy, slow-growing evergreen shrub valued for its glossy dark green foliage beautifully splashed and speckled with golden-yellow markings. Its distinctive variegated leaves bring brightness and year-round interest to shaded areas where many flowering plants struggle.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe leathery, elliptical leaves feature attractive coarse teeth along their upper margins, while small purple-maroon flowers with creamy-white anthers appear in spring. The plant develops a dense, upright to rounded habit and can eventually reach approximately 1.8–3m tall and 1.5–2.7m wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGold Dust Plant is particularly useful for shady borders, woodland gardens, foundation plantings and containers. It prefers partial shade to full shade and adapts to acidic, neutral or alkaline well-drained soils.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Warehouse","offers":[{"title":"200mm","offer_id":46622291656738,"sku":"SydneyandCentralCoast4","price":40.94,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/3422\/0834\/files\/GettyImages-641578816-937f565d553b482f9775884ef779c790-48b9e65837244e969bef0ab63b5c5f37.webp?v=1787890883","url":"https:\/\/www.nurserywarehouse.com.au\/products\/aucuba-japonica-variegata-gold-dust-plant","provider":"Nursery Warehouse PTY LTD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}