About
This herbaceous perennial grows in clumps, featuring wide, light green leaves that resemble ferns. It produces arching flower spikes, which bear small male flowers in creamy-white and female flowers in a greenish-white hue. The plant typically reaches a height of 60 to 90 centimeters.
About the genus
Aruncus consists of perennial plants that grow in clumps and spread through rhizomes. They feature leaves that are divided pinnately and produce tiny, creamy-white flowers, which are typically unisexual, arranged in sizable terminal panicles.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- North-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Rock garden, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moist but well-drained soil in partial shade. Will tolerate a sunnier spot if the soil is not prone to drying out
- Pruning
- Cut back after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in spring or autumn or by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to sawflies
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free