Aucuba japonica aka Japanese Aucuba

Aucuba japonica, commonly called spotted laurel, Japanese laurel, Japanese aucuba or gold dust plant, is a woody, broadleaf evergreen shrub native to China, Korea, and Japan. It is well adapted to the Southeastern United States and can be found growing in moist valleys, thickets, by streams, and near shaded moist rocks. It grows 6 to 10 feet tall and wide, unless pruned shorter, and can be propagated by seed or stem cutting. It has variegated leaves and small, reddish purple flowers in spring, followed by red berries on female plants in fall. The variegation is caused by the 'Aucuba bacilliform', a putative species of virus in the genus Badnavirus. It is an attractive shrub that is adaptable to shade, dry soil, pollution, and coastal conditions and makes a great hedge or specimen plant or an impressive houseplant.