Re: Aralia - anybody growing?
- Subject: Re: [SG] Aralia - anybody growing?
- From: Bill Plummer r*@STNY.RR.COM
- Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 08:26:45 -0400
From: Bill Plummer <remmulp@STNY.RR.COM>
Aralia nudicaulis was indigenous on my property and I have had A.
racemosa
for a number of years. The deer enjoyed it until I put up my fence.
Marge Tait wrote:
So, Bill, what's A. nudicaulis like? Do you like it? If so or not...why?
Is it attractive - does it spread fast? I've seen pix on
the web, but it's hard to get a true feel for what it would be like in the
garden. Is it worth trying to grow?
It spreads by underground stolons so can be a nuisance. The flower head is
unusual and attractive in its own way, but not showy. If you are into native
plants, it is worth growing. Incidentally, I saw Colston Borrell's Minnesota
Garden when the NARGS meeting was there. What Colston neglected to mention
was that he mulched his garden heavily so that he could grow Zone 5 and
Zone 6 herbacious plants. His Aralia racemosa was imprssive. It may have bee
A. cordata though. That is what inspired me to acquire A. racemosa.
Bill Plummer
Painted Post, New York, USA
Zone 5
77º 07' 27'' West; 42º 09' 10" North
