Aucuba japonica Ogon no Tsuki Cystopteris or in a bog

or in a bog

Way back in 2001

2' tall fronds are composed of large pinnae (fern leaflets)

changing to a chartreuse color by summer

Aucuba japonica Ogon no Tsuki Cystopteris or in a bogAucuba japonica 'Ogon no tsuki' is one of the rarest and most spectacular aucuba cultivars. The dark green leaves with wide creamy gold centers makes a screamingly brilliant garden feature in the light shade woodland. Due to the large amount of white in the leaf, which reduces the photosynthetic surface, Aucuba 'Ogon no tsuki' is incredibly slow growing. Our 10 year old plant is only 3' tall x 2' wide. Watch our Plant Spotlight video for more