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Aruncus dioicus syn. Spiraea aruncus, Aruncus sylvester Goat’s beard Z 3-7
Bold cream-colored arching plumes in early to mid-summer, light up shady corners.
Bold cream-colored arching plumes in early to mid-summer, light up shady corners.
Size: 5-6' x 4'
Care: part to full shade, moist to moist well-drained soil
Native: Europe, E. Siberia, E. North America
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden MeritGrown by Tradescant in England by 1633. Sold in America’s 1st plant catalog, Bartram’s Broadside, 1783. In 1870 William Robinson recommended growing the plant for naturalization. Robinson described it as: “beautiful in foliage and habit as well as flower…flowers are freely produced in summer in large gracefully-drooping plumes.”
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Aruncus aethusifolius Dwarf goat’s beard Z 3-8
You know the fireworks they display at the end of the night, with light bursting every direction from a center? These flowers resemble a tiny version of that, emerging in...
You know the fireworks they display at the end of the night, with light bursting every direction from a center? These flowers resemble a tiny version of that, emerging in spring and early summer above a compact mound of fern-like foliage. Good foil for solid, paddle-like leaves of Bergenia.
Size: 10" x 12-18"
Care: part shade to shade in moist to well-drained soil
Native: Korea
Awards: Elizabeth Carey Miller Botanical Garden Great Plant Pick.Described in 1912 by Japanese botanist who explored Korea for plants, Takenoshin Nakai (1882-1952)