{"product_id":"aucuba-japonica-salicifolia","title":"Aucuba japonica f. longifolia 'Salicifolia'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAucuba japonica f. longifolia 'Salicifolia'\u003c\/strong\u003e is the aucuba for people who thought they knew aucubas: slim, willow-like, glossy green leaves give it an airy, almost bamboo elegance, while underneath sits the same indestructible constitution that makes this genus the ruler of dry shade. It is a female form, so a male partner nearby brings scarlet winter berries strung along the narrow foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully hardy at H5, tolerant of frost, wind, pollution, salt and the darkest, driest, rootiest corner of the garden, it delivers year-round exotic gloss with absolutely no winter caveats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e shade to partial shade, including dry shade.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e anything not waterlogged.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e slowly to 1.5-2 m; clips to any size.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e H5, no caveats.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse it to floor the darkest end of a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-shade\"\u003eshade planting\u003c\/a\u003e, backdrop \u003ca href=\"\/products\/farfugium-japonicum-giganteum\"\u003eFarfugium\u003c\/a\u003e and ferns in an \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border\u003c\/a\u003e, or hold a shaded doorway in a pot from our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003eplants for pots\u003c\/a\u003e. The fourth aucuba habit we could not resist adding to \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNursery-grown, well-furnished plants. As close to foolproof as this catalogue gets; see the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003eseasonal expectations guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"23cm \/ 5L","offer_id":58370081980799,"sku":"AUCUSALI23","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/aucuba.jpg?v=1789655776","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/aucuba-japonica-salicifolia","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}