Gold Dust Plant Live Plant – Aucuba japonica ‘Variegata’

The Gold Dust Plant (Aucuba japonica ‘Variegata’) is an ornamental foliage shrub recognized for its glossy, dark green leaves decorated with distinctive yellow splashes. Its variegated foliage adds color and texture to garden landscapes and container arrangements.

This plant ships approximately 1–2 feet tall in a 1-gallon pot. The seller describes its growth as reaching 4–6 feet tall and wide. It has average water requirements.

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.

🔹 BULLET POINTS

• Common Name: Gold Dust Plant

• Scientific Name: Aucuba japonica ‘Variegata’

• Shipping Height: Approx. 1–2 feet tall at time of shipping.

• Pot Size: 1-gallon pot

• Foliage: Glossy, dark green leaves with yellow splashes

• Growth Habit: Ornamental foliage shrub

• Seller-Described Growth Size: 4–6 feet tall and wide

• Water Needs: Average

🧾 MATERIALS

• One live Gold Dust Plant

• 1-gallon nursery pot

📋 ATTRIBUTES

Common Name: Gold Dust Plant
Scientific Name: Aucuba japonica ‘Variegata’
Plant Type: Ornamental foliage shrub
Life Cycle: Perennial
Flower/Fruit Color: Not specified by seller
Sunlight: Not specified by seller
Soil: Not specified by seller
Water: Average
USDA Zone: Not specified by seller
Shipping Height: Approx. 1–2 feet tall at time of shipping.
Pot Size: 1-gallon pot
Foliage: Glossy dark green with yellow splashes
Growth Habit: Shrub
Seller-Described Growth Size: 4–6 feet tall and wide

Customer Notice

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.

If there is an issue with your order, contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide:

• 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 required photos may not be eligible for review.

Claims submitted more than 48 hours after delivery will be considered accepted as received and may not be eligible for replacement or refund.