Aucuba japonica Hosoba Hoshifu Western Europe For those in the colder

For those in the colder zones

north of Hokkaido (same latitude as Montreal

comes this unusual sport of H

six-petaled flowers

I have lusted in my heart for Syneilesis 'Kikko' after seeing a photo taken in Japan several years ago

Aucuba japonica Hosoba Hoshifu Western Europe For those in the colderThis Japanese female selection of the evergreen Aucuba japonica has some of the brightest leaf splashing of any of the clones we have grown. Aucuba 'Hosoba Hoshifu' means "narrow leaved star variegated." In the garden, our 5 year old plants are 4' tall x 4' wide on the way to 6' in height, with a similar spread. The plants are adorned with narrow, 7" long x 1. 5" wide, dark green leaves, heavily speckled with yellow dots. In winter, the plants are