Aucuba sp. (himalayica?) 24/10 Restock The limequat was born of

The limequat was born of catastrophe

The flowers come impossibly early

or in a movable container to overwinter indoors farther north

when most of the other asters have already finished and the garden is otherwise leaning toward seed heads

and is famously left alone by deer

Aucuba sp. (himalayica?) 24/10 Restock The limequat was born ofThis is one of the quiet mysteries of the Woodlanders collection, a narrow leaved evergreen aucuba received years ago from the U. S. National Arboretum under the name Aucuba himalayica, and quite possibly the slender japonica form known as 'Longifolia' instead. Either way the plant is a striking departure from the usual aucuba, trading broad, spotted leaves for long, willow like, finely serrated blades of glossy dark green. Woodlanders has not seen