Is Goldust Plant deer resistant?
Aucuba japonica
Plant typeShrubHardinessZones 7–10LightFull shade to part shade
Mature height72–120 in
BloomSpringMaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Goldust Plant
Speckled evergreen leaves that brighten deep dry shade where little else will grow. Full sun scorches the foliage black, so this is a shade plant only.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7
- Drainage
- Consistently moist
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 47 to 71 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
Tolerances and uses
- Evergreen
Similar to Goldust Plant
Other shrubs with the same deer rating.
- Antelope BitterbrushPurshia tridentataSeldom damaged
- Anthony Waterer SpireaSpiraea x bumaldaZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Apache PlumeFallugia paradoxaZones 6–10Seldom damaged
- Armstrong JuniperJuniperus chinensis 'Armstrongii'Zones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Autumn OliveElaeagnus umbellataZones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Autumn SageSalvia greggiiZones 6–9Seldom damaged
Where Goldust Plant grows
Hardy across most of these 36 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Illinois
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Common questions about Goldust Plant
- Is Goldust Plant deer resistant?
- Goldust Plant (Aucuba japonica) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Goldust Plant grow in?
- Goldust Plant is hardy in USDA zones 7 to 10. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Goldust Plant grow in shade?
- Yes. Goldust Plant tolerates full shade to part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
- How big does Goldust Plant get?
- Mature height is roughly 72–120 in. Growth rate is slow.