Aucuba japonica Fujikawa Curcuma lipstick-like flowers

lipstick-like flowers

while full sun farther north produces a better floral show

and make the plant a clumper

The 3' wide clump of corrugated foliage is topped by 2' spikes of lavender flowers in midsummer

yellow daisies

Aucuba japonica Fujikawa Curcuma lipstick-like flowersAucuba japonica 'Fujikawa' is certainly one of the most unique aucuba selections we've ever seen. The 8" long x 1" wide, narrow, pointed, glossy green leaves form a fine textured specimen that looks like something you'd see in the tropics quite un aucuba esque. Aucuba 'Fujikawa' forms a 4' tall x 4' wide evergreen specimen in 5 7 years. With a male aucuba nearby, the female Aucuba 'Fujikawa' will reward you with red M&M size fruit in the winter.