Perennials > Aruncus > Aruncus dioicus > Aruncus dioicus
Aruncus dioicus
Goat's Beard
Origin: Europe and Siberia. Native to Missouri.
| Family |
| Rosaceae |
| Genus |
| Aruncus |
| Species |
| dioicus |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 8 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -40 |
| Height |
| 1 - 2 m |
| Spread |
| 1 - 1.5 m |
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| General Description |
| Genus name is the classical Greek name for these plants. |
| Landscape |
| Rain garden and specimen plant. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Moist soil. |
| Shape |
| Sturdy and slightly arching. Tall, erect, bushy and clump-forming. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| Susceptible to leaf spot. |
| Habitat |
| Woodlands and along bluffs. |
| Leaf Description |
| Pinnately compound foliage. |
| Flower Description |
| Showy, large, plume-like spikes of tiny flowers. Open in June and arch gracefully over the foliage for 4 weeks. |
| Colour Description |
| The foliage is dark green. The flowers are white and takes on an olive green colour as it matures. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Olds College, Olds, Alberta, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| From seed; direct sow outdoors in autumn or sow and stratify at 5° C for 60 days. |
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