Aucuba japonica 'Merced' Flowering Enjoys well-drained soil in part

Enjoys well-drained soil in part shade to shade

Hybridized by the late Brad Thompson

The cheeriest of the evergreen Epimediums

rounded leaves and

the flowers emerging "nekked" September-November after which the leaves appear in December and January

Aucuba japonica 'Merced' Flowering Enjoys well-drained soil in partA Cistus introduction. Classic and very handsome, evergreen shrub to brighten the deepest shade, this form, named at Cistus, having variegated foliage almost entirely gold and merely spreckled with green. Easy in the garden, thriving in most situations of dappled shade to shade with some summer water. Plants can reach 4 ft tall x 3 ft wide; a stunning presence in the shade garden. Frost hardy to 0F, USDA zone 7. SPOTTED LAUREL GOLD DUST PLANT