Goat's Beard 'Sparkles'
- Scientific Name: Aruncus 'Sparkles'
- Garden: Beneficial Insects and Compost Garden, Wildlife Garden
- Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
- Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous
- Sun/Shade Exposure: Part Shade
- Moisture Requirements: Wet
Plant Information
Goats Beard is a big bold and easy to grow perennial for part shade and perpetually wet sites. To 4′ tall and as wide with large fountains of pure white flowers in late spring to early summer. Native in seeps and along watercourses, mimic those conditions in your garden and you’ll have success. Long lived plant that develops a woody base. Completely winter deciduous. Excellent combined with other mesic water loving plants. Tolerates some inundation but not during the growing season. Often found on cliffs away from the browse of deer. Very large permanent perennial in time. Fall color is often yellow. Widespread in the PNW. Native in the Portland City limits. Oregon native plant.
Plant type: Herbaceous perennial
Sun exposure: Part Shade
Biome: Mesic, Oregon Coast, Western Native, Willamette Valley Natives
USDA Hardiness zone: Zn5a -15º to -20ºF
Foliage color: Dark Green
Foliage season: Winter Deciduous
Data Source
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