Aucuba japonica var borealis Honshu Solidago the clumps are topped with

the clumps are topped with 1-2" tall flower scapes holding only a couple of tiny purple flowers

Because of the confusion with the name

but we'd grow this for the foliage alone

each leaf has a long point as well as heavy rippling on the margins

each ending in pure white flowers

Aucuba japonica var borealis Honshu Solidago the clumps are topped withAucuba 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,