PlantsFlowers
Goatsbeard
Aruncus dioicus
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
Cream plumes for a moist shady corner
EasyFlowersAlso Shade & Groundcovers
- Light
- Part shade–shade
- Moisture
- Medium–moist
- Mature size
- 4–6 ft
- Spacing
- 3 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers May–Jun
- How it spreads
- Clump
- What to buy
- Plants. Male plants have the showier plumes.
- When to plant
- Plant April or September.
In the design
Illinois woodland native that was missing from the workbook. Dry shade under a maple is too dry. A north foundation that gets water is right.
