Aralia cordata 'Sun King', Japanese Spikenard Size:2 gallon: at nursery only 3 – 5' T x

3 – 5' T x 2' W

Deeply cut

Smaller and excellent in a pot for a very long time

Acer saccharum 'Monumentale' tends to have a strong central leader in contrast to the multiple leaders of 'Newton Sentry' that start branching out about 6 feet from the ground

This rather recent and native Chinese arrival is a woodland groundcover ginger with large

Aralia cordata 'Sun King', Japanese Spikenard Size:2 gallon: at nursery only 3 – 5' T xWith 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