Aruncus aethusifolius

All Goat's Beard have lovely fern-like foliage topped by creamy plumes of flowers in mid-summer. These tough, yet elegant plants thrive in most garden conditions - plant them in sun or shade, moist or dry soils. The flower plumes dry beautifully on the plant and provide interest throughout the winter, but will need to be cut down with shears in the spring.

A. aethusifolius is a diminutive version of it's more famous cousin, A. dioicus. It reaches only about a foot high and makes a perfect addition to small gardens. It has the same elegant form and creamy white flower plumes, but features beautiful partially red stems.

Distinctions: Winner of an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticulture Society; Perennial Plant of the Year 2010 in Sweden.

Zones: 3 to 9

Family: Rosaceae

Type: Herbaceous Perennial

Height: 8 to 12 in.

Spread: 12 to 18 in.

Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade

Soil: Moist, Well-drained

Bloom Time: May to July

Native Range: Korea