‘Gold Dust’ aucuba spatters its big, glossy leaves with yellow — a shrub that reads like dappled sunlight in the darkest corners of the garden, where nearly nothing else stays this handsome.

Deep to part shade (hot sun scorches it) in well-drained soil; drought-tolerant once settled. Superb for north walls, dry shade under trees, and brightening evergreen compositions. Cut stems last weeks indoors.