Aucuba japonica Shugetsu Nassella The famed cardoon

The famed cardoon

alkaline soils

If you like to indulge with some "nectar" after a hard days gardening

The 18" wide clump of dark green leaves is topped in mid-February with bright cinnamon-red stalks ending in a good floral show of pure white outward-facing flowers which quickly age to pink

Aucuba japonica Shugetsu Nassella The famed cardoonAucuba japonica 'Shugetsu' (translated as 'New Year') is one of the most unusual Japanese aucuba selections we've grown. Almost certainly a tetraploid, Aucuba 'Shugetsu' shares many traits with tet daylilies abnormally thick stems and foliage. The tree trunk like stalk supports a 6' tall, vase shape plant that's narrow at the base and widens slightly toward the tip. The 9" long evergreen leaves are very dark green with a wide golden central pattern