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Aruncus sylvester

Aruncus sylvester
Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 3.0

Aruncus sylvester, goat's beard, is a tall, feathery-flowered perennial from the Himalayas, Russian Far East and Japan that suits shady woodland gardens. Give it moist, humus-rich soil in shade or part shade and it will return reliably each year.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist, especially during dry spells, and avoid letting it dry out.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich, well-drained loam.
Temperature
Hardy to around -20 °C; tolerates cold winters well.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Himalaya to Russian Far East and Japan
Climate
temperate

About

Aruncus sylvester, the goat's beard, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, found from the Himalayas to the Russian Far East and Japan. As its synonym Aruncus aethusifolius it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Other Aruncus plants

Bride's feathers · Bride's Feathers

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aruncus sylvester by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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