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About this product
Emerald ’n’ Gold’ is a versatile, evergreen shrub admired for its bright, variegated foliage. The glossy green leaves are edged with golden-yellow, taking on pinkish-red tones in winter for added seasonal colour. Compact and adaptable, it can be grown as ground cover, a low hedge, or even trained against walls, bringing year-round brightness to borders and containers.
Key Features:
- Distinctive green and gold variegated leaves with pink tints in winter.
- Compact, bushy habit ideal for edging, containers, or ground cover.
- Evergreen foliage provides year-round colour and structure.
- Extremely hardy and tolerant of urban conditions.
Care Tips:
- Position: Full sun to partial shade; colour is best in brighter light.
- Soil: Any well-drained garden soil.
- Pruning: Trim lightly in late spring or summer to maintain shape and encourage dense growth.
Plant Details
| Mature Height | 50–100 cm |
|---|---|
| Mature Spread | 100–150 cm |
Growing & care
- Plant type
- shrub
- Position & light
- Full sun· Partial shade· Urban
- Watering
- moderate
- Soil & drainage
- Well drained
- Mature size
- 1.0m high· 1.5m wide
- Foliage
- evergreen
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