Aucuba chinensis prophouse-fall-2026 the arching branch tips carry

the arching branch tips carry tight clusters of slender tubular flowers in hot orange-red

semi-evergreen subshrub of the mint family

climbing and smothering trees and escaping into woodlands where birds spread the seed

and ditch banks from Virginia to Florida and west to Texas

a plant now sharing the same family

Aucuba chinensis prophouse-fall-2026 the arching branch tips carryAucuba chinensis is the lesser known Chinese cousin of the familiar gold dust plant, a rare, broad, evergreen shrub for deep shade. The thick, leathery, dark green leaves are coarsely toothed and dusted with scattered yellow flecks, holding their color year round and bringing a glossy, tropical looking presence to a shaded bed. Like the Japanese aucuba, this species carries male and female flowers on separate plants, the small purple maroon spring