Don39t be fooled by this spotted laurel39s delicate flowers and exotic foliage for the hardy shrub is well45suited to the changeable british climate whether it39s planted in a shady dry or costal garden aucuba japonica 39crotonifolia39 will sport glossy evergreen gold45patterned leaves and produce small rusty red flowers in the spring the plant continues to enthral in the autumn when its red berries bring a vivid splash of colour to borders and hedges height 3m