Goshiki False Holly is a variegated upright evergreen shrub with a mounding habit grown for its foliage. The colorful foliage emerge red before quickly turning green with creamy margins and spots of cream, grey-grey, and yellow-green. The flowers are inconspicuous. Best planted in part sun with acidic rich and moist well-drained soils. Drought tolerant once established.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Height:
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3' - 5'
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Spread:
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3’ - 4'
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Spacing:
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3’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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6 - 9
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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White
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Season of Interest:
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Year-Round
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Keep moisture consistent. Watch for scale and aphids.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Hedges, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Fountain Grass, Heavenly Bamboo, Loropetalum
IMAGE: Photo by David J. Stang, Osmanthus heterophyllus Goshiki 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
