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Located in Blackburn Hamlet Since 1911
2832 Innes Road,
Ottawa, ON

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Aralia 'Sun King'

Aralia 'Sun King'

Price (excl. tax)
$21.99
HST (13%)
$2.86
Price (incl. tax)
$24.85

Common Name: Golden Japanese Spikenard
Flower: White
Container Size: 3 quart pot

 

Width:
36 in
Height:
36 in
Image Credit:
Walters Gardens
Hardiness Zone:
Zone 3
Sun Exposure:
Part Shade
Bloom Time:
Mid To Late Summer
Qualities:
Attracts Honeybees

Looking for something uniquely different for shade? Try this tropical-looking golden beauty with large compound leaves that measure up to 3 feet long! An excellent complement to hostas and woodland perennials, ‘Sun King’ emerges mid-spring with bright gold leaves held on nicely contrasting reddish brown stems. If given at least a few hours of sun a day, the foliage will remain yellow all summer. In heavier shade, the foliage ranges from chartreuse to lime green. This plant quickly forms a large clump of foliage which amazingly resists deer browsing. It reportedly grows just three feet tall and wide, though many plantsmen believe it will grow larger over time. In mid to late summer, interesting racemes of tiny white flowers are produced followed by deep purplish black, inedible berries. Like most Aralias, the flowers attract honeybees.