In its native habitat, Spotted Laurel can be found growing in moist woodlands, thickets and along streams.  It is an evergreen, dense and rounded shrub. 'Picturata' is a cultivar that has yellow running in the center of the leaves with speckles of yellow dotting the green margins.  It does tend to grown back to solid green leaves, so simply remove any of those stems promptly to encourage the growth of the variegated leaves.

Shade-tolerant; slow growth; needs organic soil ,
Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in. 
Gold/Yellow Gray/Silver /Variegated leaf. 

• Large, central yellow blotch in most leaves
• Leaves glossy, coriaceous, elliptic and OPPOSITE