Aucuba japonica var borealis Bored Female Thelypteris forming a tight clump of

forming a tight clump of stems that arch to 4'

just before the new foliage begins to emerge

all adorned with violet veining

Nurseries who don't know the plants they sell often list Helleborus x hybridus as Helleborus orientalis

Avoid soggy soil

Aucuba japonica var borealis Bored Female Thelypteris forming a tight clump ofOoops! We previously offered this male clone of the lovely shaped Aucuba japonica var. borealis, but when it flowered, we discovered it had undergone a previously undisclosed sex change operation and was not a male. We immediately switched its name to Aucuba japonica 'Bored Female'. Aucuba 'Bored Female' makes an elegant 4' tall x 4' wide specimen, clothed in very shiny, black green leaves. Aucuba japonica var. borealis is the most cold hardy of the