Aucuba japonica Shilpot Paeonia because at the onset of

because at the onset of hot weather the entire clump goes dormant for the summer

probably from some social disease

The edge color is also quite unusual

A 5-year-old patch will spread to 3' wide

Aucuba japonica Shilpot Paeonia because at the onset ofAucuba japonica 'Shilpot', sold under the illegally used tradename, Pepper Pot, has been one of our favorites since we first grew it in 2005. Aucuba 'Shilpot' is a slow growing male clone with glossy green foliage, heavily spotted with tiny yellow spots. For us, our dwarf 8 year old specimens are only 3' tall, so we're guessing it will eventually make 3. 5' tall. Aucuba japonica 'Shilpot' makes a really unique, lovely specimen in the woodland garden.