Aruncus (Rosaceae)

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Aruncus, sometimes commonly called goat’s beards is a well known ornamental shade plant with several nice garden worthy species and cultivars. A. diocius is native to North America and Europe to Siberia. It flowers in mid-summer with an inflorescence of small, creamy white flowers that rise over a nice persistent foliage. Though it grows well as a shade plant, in our cool location it is absolutely tolerant of some morning sun as long as it can keep its roots cool and moist. It is a very reliable and long lived plant that increases in size slowly. Likes a well drained soil in part sun or bright shade.

AVAILABLE THIS YEAR

A. aesthusifolius - A compact form to 12” with deeply cut foliage. Panicles of tiny, creamy white flowers that persist nicely. Native to Korea. Choice!

A. diocius - Just the opposite! To 6’ tall with ferny, ovate foliage. Panicles of white and light green flowers dangle to 20” long. Tolerant of dry soils.

species 'Cultivar':

Aruncus, sometimes commonly called goat’s beards is a well known ornamental shade plant with several nice garden worthy species and cultivars. A. diocius is native to North America and Europe to Siberia. It flowers in mid-summer with an inflorescence of small, creamy white flowers that rise over a nice persistent foliage. Though it grows well as a shade plant, in our cool location it is absolutely tolerant of some morning sun as long as it can keep its roots cool and moist. It is a very reliable and long lived plant that increases in size slowly. Likes a well drained soil in part sun or bright shade.

AVAILABLE THIS YEAR

A. aesthusifolius - A compact form to 12” with deeply cut foliage. Panicles of tiny, creamy white flowers that persist nicely. Native to Korea. Choice!

A. diocius - Just the opposite! To 6’ tall with ferny, ovate foliage. Panicles of white and light green flowers dangle to 20” long. Tolerant of dry soils.

Selections

We have several species. Aruncus dioicus is the native North American native that goes up to 5ft tall with drooping, creamy, astilbe-like inflourescens in early summer that persist as they dry. Grows well in shade. We have a limited supply of this species. We also grow A. aesthusifolius, which is a dwarf species from Korea It is a beautiful little plant that makes a tidy mound of deeply cut foliage with wands of tiny, astilbe-like flowers that hold their beauty after the flowers fade. There are other species and crosses we have been experimenting with and look forward to offering in the future.