Gold Dust Aucuba – Evergreen Shade Shrub in 3 Gallon Pot | Aucuba japonica 'Gold Dust'

Brighten shady garden spaces with the dazzling foliage of Gold Dust Aucuba, a classic evergreen shrub prized for its glossy green leaves generously speckled with golden-yellow markings. This eye-catching shrub brings year-round color and texture to areas where many plants struggle, making it a favorite for shade gardens, foundation plantings, woodland borders, and container displays.

Its lush foliage creates a tropical appearance while maintaining excellent durability and adaptability. The dramatic gold-speckled leaves provide a beautiful contrast against darker green landscape plants and help illuminate shaded corners of the garden throughout the year.

Easy to grow and exceptionally low maintenance, Gold Dust Aucuba is an outstanding choice for adding color, structure, and evergreen interest to landscapes in mild climates.

These healthy plants are shipped established in 3 gallon nursery pots and are ready to thrive in your garden.

• 1 live Gold Dust Aucuba
• 3 gallon pot plant
• Evergreen variegated shrub
• Healthy, rooted landscape plant
• Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Gold Dust Aucuba
• Botanical Name: Aucuba japonica ‘Gold Dust’
• Plant Type: Evergreen shrub
• Growth Stage: Established potted plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade (best color in partial shade)
• Soil: Moist, well-drained soil; adaptable to many soil types
• Watering: Moderate; drought tolerant once established
• Foliage: Dark green leaves heavily speckled with golden-yellow variegation
• Mature Height: Approximately 4–6 feet
• Mature Width: Approximately 4–6 feet
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 7–10
• Container Friendly: Excellent

Care Tip

Plant in partial shade to protect the foliage and maintain the brightest leaf coloration. Mulching helps conserve soil moisture and promotes healthy root development.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.