Aucuba japonica var borealis Honshu Nerium do not cut the branches

do not cut the branches of Erythrina herbacea back until late spring

jet-black scapes emerge that contrast well with the foliage

All want sun for at least half a day

It is readily propagated by mid-spring stem cuttings or by division

but after the 8' tall flower stalks of hummingbird-favorite flowers finish in midsummer

Aucuba japonica var borealis Honshu Nerium do not cut the branchesAucuba japonica var. borealis 'Honshu' is a female clone of aucuba that was originally collected in a very cold, high snowfall region of Honshu, Japan, and subsequently named and introduced by our friends at Camellia Forest. Aucuba japonica 'Honshu' makes a 4' tall x 6' wide compact clump in 10 years. Each clump of Aucuba japonica 'Honshu' is clothed with 6" long x 1. 5" wide, serrated, glossy, evergreen leaves. If you grow this near a male aucuba,