Create a colourful evergreen display throughout the year with this fantastic GREAT VALUE pack of 6 LARGE Aucuba japonica ‘Variegata’ Japanese Laurel Shrubs, supplied as strong, established plants, each grown in its own individual 3 litre pot by Direct Plants. Carefully grown and selected at our award-winning family nursery in Norfolk, these superb evergreen shrubs are renowned for their large glossy leaves, striking golden-yellow variegation, excellent hardiness, and ability to thrive in shady areas of the garden.
Commonly known as Japanese Laurel or Spotted Laurel, Aucuba japonica ‘Variegata’ produces bold, leathery dark green leaves heavily splashed and spotted with bright golden-yellow markings. The colourful foliage remains on the plants throughout the year, providing permanent garden colour and structure even during the darkest winter months.
Aucuba is particularly valuable because it performs extremely well in partial shade and shade, including many difficult garden positions where other colourful evergreen shrubs can struggle. This makes it an excellent choice for planting alongside fences and walls, beneath established trees, in shaded borders, or around the north-facing side of a garden.
These are LARGE, established plants supplied in individual 3 LITRE POTS, giving customers considerably more immediate structure and garden impact than small starter plants.
With 6 individual large shrubs included, this collection represents fantastic value and provides enough plants to create a substantial evergreen display. Plant them together as an attractive informal hedge or screen, use them to fill a larger shaded border, or position them individually throughout the garden.
(Aucuba japonica ‘Variegata’ – Hardy Evergreen Shrub, typically developing to approximately 5–8ft / 1.5–2.5m tall and wide depending on growing conditions and pruning)
Spring:
Fresh glossy foliage develops with distinctive golden-yellow spotting and variegation, creating a bright evergreen display.
Summer:
Large leathery green and gold leaves provide lush colour and excellent structure, particularly in shaded areas where brighter foliage can make a real impact.
Autumn:
The dense evergreen foliage continues to provide attractive year-round colour as surrounding deciduous plants begin losing their leaves.
Winter:
Glossy variegated leaves remain throughout the colder months, providing valuable permanent colour, screening, and garden structure.
Habit:
Develops into a dense, rounded and bushy evergreen shrub that responds well to pruning and can be used individually or planted together to create an informal screen or hedge.
Fully hardy, dependable, and easy to grow, Aucuba ‘Variegata’ performs well in a wide range of garden soils and is particularly useful for partial shade and fully shaded positions.
• GREAT VALUE pack of 6 individual shrubs
• 6 LARGE, established nursery-grown plants
• Each supplied in its own individual 3 litre pot
• Fantastic value for six substantial evergreen shrubs
• Provides excellent immediate garden structure and coverage
• Much more established than small starter plants
• Stunning green and golden-yellow variegated foliage
• Evergreen for colour throughout all four seasons
• One of the best shrubs for shady garden positions
• Excellent for screening and informal hedging
• Tough, reliable, and low maintenance
• Excellent choice for difficult areas beneath trees and alongside walls
• Shady and partially shaded gardens
• North-facing positions
• Evergreen screening
• Informal hedging
• Planting beneath established trees
• Walls and fences
• Mixed shrub borders
• Woodland-style gardens
• Low-maintenance planting schemes
• Adding year-round colour and structure
• Customers wanting 6 large established shrubs at great value
• Plant in fertile, moisture-retentive but well-drained garden soil
• Excellent for partial shade and shaded positions
• Water thoroughly after planting and regularly during the first growing season
• Apply mulch around the base during spring to retain moisture and suppress weeds
• Feed each spring with a balanced slow-release fertiliser
• Prune lightly during spring if required to maintain your preferred shape and size
• Allow adequate space for each shrub to develop its naturally bushy habit
• Particularly useful for difficult shaded areas where many other colourful shrubs struggle
• 6x Aucuba japonica ‘Variegata’ Japanese Laurel Shrubs
• GREAT VALUE PACK OF 6
• 6 LARGE established plants
• Each supplied in its own individual 3 litre pot
• Strong, healthy nursery-grown specimens
• Beautiful glossy green foliage with golden-yellow markings
• Evergreen for year-round colour
• Excellent shade-tolerant garden shrub
• Ideal for screening and informal hedging
• Superb for north-facing and shaded positions
• Hardy, reliable, and easy to maintain
• Excellent year-round garden structure
• Check out our planting guide to help your Aucuba plants thrive
Our range of evergreen shrubs is professionally grown and selected at our nursery in Norfolk. We specialise in large, strong established plants that provide excellent immediate garden impact and long-term value, delivered directly to your door in our bespoke, high-quality live plant packaging via one of our trusted couriers.
This collection of 6 LARGE Aucuba japonica ‘Variegata’ Japanese Laurel Shrubs, each supplied established in its own individual 3 litre pot, represents fantastic value for six substantial evergreen plants. It is an excellent choice for customers wanting to quickly establish colourful evergreen planting, particularly in difficult shady areas.
From Direct Plants, an award-winning nursery and trusted family brand, known for producing strong, healthy, high-quality trees and plants.
You will receive 6 individual LARGE Aucuba japonica ‘Variegata’ Japanese Laurel Shrubs, each supplied established in its own individual 3 litre pot – a FANTASTIC GREAT VALUE pack of 6 strong evergreen plants, perfect for creating year-round colour, attractive screening, and lush golden-variegated foliage even in shady areas of the garden.
