'Sun King' Aralia

'Sun King' Aralia

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Characteristics

Plant Needs

Common Name: Aralia cordata

Looking for something uniquely different for shade?  Try this tropical-looking golden beauty with large compound leaves that measure up to 3 feet long! 

An excellent complement to hostas and woodland perennials, ‘Sun King’ emerges mid-spring with bright gold leaves held on nicely contrasting reddish brown stems.  If given at least a few hours of sun a day, the foliage will remain yellow all summer.  In heavier shade, the foliage ranges from chartreuse to lime green. 

This plant quickly forms a large clump of foliage which amazingly resists deer browsing.  It reportedly grows just three feet tall and wide, though many plantsmen believe it will grow larger over time. 

Characteristics

Plant Type:

Perennial

Garden Height:

30 - 36 Inches

Spacing:

30 - 36 Inches

Spread:

30 - 36 Inches

Foliage Colors:

Yellow

Flower Colors:

White

Flower Shade:

White

Foliage Shade:

Bright Golden Yellow to Chartreuse

Habit:

Mounded

Container Role:

Filler

Plant Needs

Light Requirement:

Part Shade to Shade

Bloom Time:

Late Summer, Mid Summer

Hardiness Zones:

3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b

Water Category:

Average, Needs Good Drainage

Soil PH Category:

Acidic Soil, Neutral Soil

Uses:

Border Plant, Focal Point, Landscape, Mass Planting, Specimen

Light Requirement:

The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

Maintenance Notes:

This unique perennial grows best in part to light shade, though if given consistent moisture it can also grow in full sun. It prefers richly organic, deep loamy soil that is moist but well-drained. This plant is not drought tolerant. It typically dies back to the ground in winter and re-emerges in spring to quickly form a shrub-like clump.

'Sun King' Aralia cordata

Common Name: Aralia cordata

Looking for something uniquely different for shade?  Try this tropical-looking golden beauty with large compound leaves that measure up to 3 feet long! 

An excellent complement to hostas and woodland perennials, ‘Sun King’ emerges mid-spring with bright gold leaves held on nicely contrasting reddish brown stems.  If given at least a few hours of sun a day, the foliage will remain yellow all summer.  In heavier shade, the foliage ranges from chartreuse to lime green. 

This plant quickly forms a large clump of foliage which amazingly resists deer browsing.  It reportedly grows just three feet tall and wide, though many plantsmen believe it will grow larger over time. 

Plant Type:

Perennial

Garden Height:

30 - 36 Inches

Spacing:

30 - 36 Inches

Spread:

30 - 36 Inches

Foliage Colors:

Yellow

Flower Colors:

White

Flower Shade:

White

Foliage Shade:

Bright Golden Yellow to Chartreuse

Habit:

Mounded

Container Role:

Filler

Light Requirement:

Part Shade to Shade

Bloom Time:

Late Summer, Mid Summer

Hardiness Zones:

3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b

Water Category:

Average, Needs Good Drainage

Soil PH Category:

Acidic Soil, Neutral Soil

Uses:

Border Plant, Focal Point, Landscape, Mass Planting, Specimen

Light Requirement:

The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

Maintenance Notes:

This unique perennial grows best in part to light shade, though if given consistent moisture it can also grow in full sun. It prefers richly organic, deep loamy soil that is moist but well-drained. This plant is not drought tolerant. It typically dies back to the ground in winter and re-emerges in spring to quickly form a shrub-like clump.

'Sun King' Aralia cordata

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