Aucuba japonica Pacman Hosta which is contrasted in September

which is contrasted in September with bright yellow flowers borne in the leaf axils and at the terminal

Hosta 'Fireworks' is another plant with a long and sordid past

purplish pink flowers (RHS 62B)

medium lavender flowers

Aucuba japonica Pacman Hosta which is contrasted in SeptemberWhen visiting Virginia plantsman Paul James in 2001, he shared cuttings of several of his favorite seedling aucubas. One particular male cultivar struck our fancy with its small, contorted, glossy green leaves and extremely compact habit. After eighteen years of trials, it made a lovely 3. 5' tall x 7' wide mound in our garden, so we were pleased to introduce it in 2012 as Aucuba 'Pacman'. We are pleased to make a second offering and still feel this