Aralia cordata 'Sun King', Japanese Spikenard Size:2 gallon: at nursery only grandiflora with a scarlet boss

grandiflora with a scarlet boss of stamens in pure white summer flowers

Deeply cut

a lookout in the Oregon Cascades that was the location of many memorable family jeep outings in the 1960's and 1970's

Sparkling white summer flowers

The first leaves are a spritely upright pair

Aralia cordata 'Sun King', Japanese Spikenard Size:2 gallon: at nursery only grandiflora with a scarlet bossWith 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