Is Aoki mosaic poisonous?

1. The flower-leaf Aoki is a variant of the Dogwood family, and the Aoba genus is an evergreen shrub. The plant height can reach 1.5 meters; the branchlets are opposite. The leaves are leathery, ovate-elliptic or oblong-elliptical, with bright leaf surface and yellow markings. The petiole has grooves on its abdomen and is hairless. The panicle is terminal; the female inflorescence is a short panicle; the petals are purple-red or dark purple, the male flower calyx is cup-shaped, the female flower ovary is sparsely pubescent, and the stigma is skewed; the berries are oval, dark purple or black when mature, and the flowering period is 3- April; fruiting period is until April of the following year.

2. It is introduced and cultivated in parks and gardens in major and medium-sized cities in China. Distributed in Japan and southern Korea. Mosaic Aoki loves light and is resistant to both high and low temperatures.

Mosaic Aoki is cultivated as an ornamental plant. Mosaic greenwood is non-toxic and can be cultivated indoors.