{"title":"Aralia","description":"\u003cp\u003eAralia is a genus of woody and deciduous herbaceous perennials related to ginseng, ivy, and fatsia...our focus is the perennial members of the genus. The individual leaves of aralias are usually double or triple compound... they are composed of many separate leaflets. Perennial aralias produce large numbers of tiny white flower clusters in the late summer that look like miniature fireworks. Aralia flowers are subsequently followed by purple fruit in fall that attracts birds to the garden (including thrushes, robins, and waxwings). In Japan, people also cook and eat tender young spikenard shoots like asparagus or add them to miso soup.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAs woodland \u003ca title=\"shade garden plants\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/best-shade-perennials-woodland-garden-plants-flowers-groundcover-wild\"\u003eshade garden plants\u003c\/a\u003e, aralias add a wonderful bold texture that contrasts well with \u003ca title=\"hardy ferns\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/fern-plant-hardy-ferns-perennial-outdoor-garden\"\u003ehardy ferns\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca title=\"solomon's seal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/polygonatum-solomons-seal\"\u003esolomon's seal\u003c\/a\u003e (polygonatum). As a general rule, perennial aralias prefer growing in rich moist soils. They are also deer-resistant. When you are ready to buy perennial aralias for your woodland shade garden, check out our online list of aralias for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"aralia-cordata-sun-king","title":"Aralia cordata Sun King","description":"\u003cp\u003eAralia 'Sun King' was the 2020 Perennial Plant of the Year...congratulations! This glowing gem forms a dazzling 6' tall x 4' wide clump that emerges in mid-spring with bright gold compound leaves. With a few hours of sun, the foliage remains bright gold through the summer, at which time the clumps are topped with 2' tall spikes of tiny white flowers followed by ornamental black fruit. Brought to the US and named by Barry Yinger, who found it in a Japanese department store nursery, this is truly one of the most amazing perennial introductions in decades! Did we mentioned that the edible new shoots are prized by food foragers?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOther than cleaning up the old foliage after the plant goes dormant in fall, there's little else that's needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIt grows well in both sun and part sun. Although it will also grow in light open shade, the foliage will not remain bright gold. Evenly moist soils are best. It is tolerant of both soils that stay moist and can handle short term droughts fine, although it may drop some foliage. Dry soils can cause plant stress, which can lead to pests like spider mites.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGarden Value:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e'Sun King' spikenard is one of a small number of bold-textured, gold foliaged plants in the garden. It can be seen from quite a distance, so can be used to visually make distant parts of the garden appear to be closer.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNatural Impacts:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe flowers are attractive to pollinators like many of the native wasps.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21028964421,"sku":"9133","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Aralia-cordata-Sun-King.i-9133.s-64285.r-1.jpg?v=1789750036"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/collections\/Aralia-cordata-Sun-King-1900x350.jpg?v=1681161572","url":"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/aralia.oembed","provider":"Plant Delights Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}