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Aralia cordata Sun King

Golden Aralia, Japanese Spikenard

This is a tropical-looking golden beauty with large compound leaves. In heavy shade, the leaves appear more lime green. Produces stems of tiny white flowers in summer. Deer do not like this plant.

  • »  Outstanding accent in the shade or part-shade
  • »  Small clusters of white flowers
  • »  Decorative purple berries

  • Category:Perennial
  • Hardiness Zone:3-9
  • Height:100-120 cm
  • Spread:100-120 cm
  • Bloom Color: White
Attracts Wildlife
Attracts Pollinators
Attributes
Accent
Award Winning
Border or Bed
Great Foliage
Specimen
Critter Resistance
Deer Resistant
Exposure
Full Shade
Partial Shade
Partial Sun
Foliage Color
Green
Yellow
Habit
Mounding
Season of Interest (Flowering)
Early Fall
Summer
Season of Interest (Foliage)
Fall
Spring
Summer
Soil Moisture
Moist, Well-Drained
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Aralia cordata 'Sun King'

Aralia grows best in part to light shade, though if given consistent moisture it can also grow in full sun.  It prefers richly organic, deep loamy soil that is moist but well-drained.  This plant is not drought tolerant.  It typically dies back to the ground in winter and re-emerges in spring to quickly form a shrub-like clump.