Aralia cordata 'Sun King', Japanese Spikenard Size:2 gallon: at nursery only deep red-purple starry flowers on

deep red-purple starry flowers on stems in fall

rivularis prefers enough water (but not boggy) and rich soil

spreads via seeds

Summertime small green leaves turn peach-bronze in autumn

Our PNW native species drifts through woodland areas with large

Aralia cordata 'Sun King', Japanese Spikenard Size:2 gallon: at nursery only deep red-purple starry flowers onWith a bright light green to gold leafy visage, Sun King is lush with compound leaves. In mid summer through fall, it's covered with large racemes of white sputnik flowers buzzing with bees. Inedible but pretty purple black berries follow for the pleasure of birds. Aralia potentially needs a bit of room; it's self sowing and rhizomatous. In Japan and Korea where it's native, it enjoys open forest understory, so make it your bright spot in dappled