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Rosaceae
Goat's-beard
Aruncus dioicus
Also known as Showy goat's-beard, Actaea dioica, Meadow salsify, Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon
Native Plants · Goats Beard · Shade Perennial · Woodland Garden · White Flowers · Large Perennial · Moisture Loving · Native Plant · Cottage Garden · Wildlife Garden · Aruncus
Goat's-beard is a stately shade-loving perennial that produces large, elegant plumes of creamy-white flowers in early summer, resembling an oversized astilbe. It thrives in moist, humus-rich soil in partial to full shade, making it an excellent choice for woodland gardens or shady borders. This low-maintenance plant needs little care once established — simply cut back the old stems in late autumn.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water regularly to keep soil evenly moist, especially during dry spells; avoid drought stress · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -35°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 3b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Amur, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, California, Central European Rus, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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