{"id":9918,"date":"2016-03-23T09:17:24","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T16:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=9918"},"modified":"2023-11-15T12:01:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T20:01:23","slug":"aucuba-japonica-longifolia-a-supreme-shrub-for-dry-shade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/plants\/aucuba-japonica-longifolia-a-supreme-shrub-for-dry-shade\/","title":{"rendered":"Aucuba japonica \u2018Longifolia\u2019 — “a supreme shrub for dry shade”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week my partners each wrote plant features: one a new discovery<\/a> and one an old favorite<\/a> — both dramatic beauties with sexy texture for days. Wanting to be one of the cool kids I thought “what plant should I write about?” and looked around my garden for some showstopper to introduce you to. But my eyes kept returning to the Aucuba japonica ‘Longifolia’<\/a>…which is really the opposite of flashy, more like\u00a0a dependable old friend.<\/p>\n

I\u00a0bought my first ‘Longifolia’ back in 2011 and have since added 3 more.
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Why? Well it’s effortless and always looks good. The foliage is lovely, the blooms — while small — are sweet…
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And look at those red berries!
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The older foliage is a deep, dark, green but the new growth is bright chartreuse.
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And the best part? This plant is great in dry shade. It just always looks good!
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From the Xera plants description: “Shiny, dapper and always glossy green this form of Acuba is often overlooked, but its a supreme shrub for dry shade. Long slightly indented leaves have a willowy effect and add light and grace to woodlands, especially where greedy roots take away soil moisture. To 8′ tall and 5′ wide in 5 years. Small flowers are not conspicuous. Easy to grow, hardy to cold.” This plant\u00a0has been in this location for 5 years, and it is not 8′ tall x 5′ wide, which is probably good. It was dug up for a couple of weeks in 2014 when our fence was built. I wonder if that set it back a bit? Plus I really don’t give it much water at all, even during our dry summers.
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So, got dry shade? Need a nice no-maintenance shrub?\u00a0Aucuba japonica ‘Longifolia’<\/a> is your plant!
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