Goatsbeard
Common Name: Goatsbeard
Genus: Aruncus
Species: dioicus
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun, Partial shade
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Clay/heavy, Moist, Boggy
Height: 200cm
Spread: 120cm
Time to plant seeds: September to May
Time to divide plants: September to March
A hardy perennial with handsome, fern-like foliage and astilbe-like plumes of creamy-white flowers in June. It makesa graceful woodland plant that enjoys damp shade and suits permanently moist soils, such as in a bog garden. The Royal Horticultural Society has give it their Award of Garden Merit (AGM) in recognition of its outstanding excellence.
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