Hosoba Hoshifu Aucuba Maple It thrives in heat and

It thrives in heat and handles drought once established

Architectural Texture: Radial needles and layered branching read sculptural

Refined Foliage: Narrow

with the spring flush often brightest before settling to patterned burgundy in summer and warming to scarlet tones in fall

occasional irrigation in extended dry spells

Hosoba Hoshifu Aucuba Maple It thrives in heat andHosoba Hoshifu Aucuba (Aucuba japonica 'Hosoba Hoshifu') Hosoba Hoshifu Aucuba is a shade loving evergreen shrub that brightens darker spaces with glossy leaves sprinkled in bold golden speckling. The narrow foliage gives it a cleaner, more refined look than many broader leaf aucubas, so it reads crisp in foundation beds and woodland borders. It is a dependable way to add year round color where many shrubs struggle, especially in sheltered, low light