About
Aralia elata 'Variegata' is a sizable deciduous shrub or small tree characterized by its prominent bipinnate leaves, which feature leaflets edged in white. From late summer, it produces small white flowers arranged in extensive panicles.
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
- 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
- Cottage and informal garden, Architectural
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