About
Aralia elata 'Aureovariegata' is a robust, deciduous shrub or small tree that can grow to approximately 8 meters in height. This cultivar features sizable, variegated leaves made up of paired leaflets, characterized by uneven yellow edges and lighter-colored undersides. From late summer to early autumn, it produces clusters of small white flowers in large panicles, which are eventually succeeded by black berries.
About the genus
Aralia includes deciduous trees, shrubs, and perennial plants characterized by their sizable, either simple or pinnately compound foliage. The species produce small greenish-white flowers that cluster in large groups at the ends of branches, which eventually give way to small black fruits.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full shade, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs, Trees
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 8-12 metres
- Spread
- wider than 8 metres
- Time to full height
- 20-50 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural, Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in partial shade. Shelter from strong winds that may damage the leaves
- Pruning
- Pruning group 1
- Propagation
- Propagate by grafting, to maintain variegation
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus in gardens where it is present but insufficient data to determine degree of susceptibility