Aucuba japonica Ooba Nakafu 4a If you like the boxwood

If you like the boxwood relative sarcococca

and easy to grow

and topped with flowers whose petals range from narrow like Trillium ludovicianum to wide at the tips like Trillium cuneatum

which is native to 2-3 counties in Alabama

it should be a maintenance free perennial

Aucuba japonica Ooba Nakafu 4a If you like the boxwoodAucuba japonica 'Ooba Nakafu' is one of the most highly prized of the Japanese laurel selections. This amazing plant makes a stunning 5' tall specimen, clothed in large green leaves, each overlain with a large brilliant yellow pattern in the center. This is one of the most stable variegated aucubas we've grown.