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Aralia nudicaulis

 
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Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Aralia (uh-RAY-lee-uh) (Info)
Species: nudicaulis (new-dee-KAW-liss) (Info)

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Category:
Perennials

Height:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Spacing:
6-9 in. (15-22 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F)
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade
Light Shade
Partial to Full Shade
Full Shade

Danger:
Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested

Bloom Color:
Pale Green
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer

Foliage:
Herbaceous
Burgundy
Shiny/Glossy-Textured

Other details:
Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
By dividing the rootball
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
From seed; stratify if sowing indoors

Seed Collecting:
Allow unblemished fruit to ripen; clean and dry seeds

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1 positive
2 neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral gregr18 On Jun 17, 2005, gregr18 from Bridgewater, MA (Zone 6b) wrote:

Aralia nudicaulis has a very distinct stem that divides into three leaf stems. Flowers emerge in spring at the end of a shorter seperate stem that also divides into three seperate clusters. Flowers are greenish white. It blankets many woodland areas in the eastern part of the US and Canada, and occasionally makes forays into the edges of the woodland garden. It is not particularly difficult to control, though the stems of mature plants are tough, and might require digging to remove.

Positive cannelle On Sep 30, 2002, cannelle wrote:

We live in Abitibi-West, in north west Québec, we discovered this plant this summer, it has black berries all very uniform like an unbrella, the leaves are med. green but are turning a beautiful shade of dark red with the autumn.
It seems to seed itself as l can count about 20+ new seedings.I have not seen this plant anywhere in my area, a sample was identified on 30/09/02 by the experts of the "Leslie Frost Centre"
in Minden Ontario, Canada.

Neutral smiln32 On Aug 16, 2002, smiln32 from Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) wrote:

The rhizome was used by North American Indians both for medicine and as food. Wine was made from the berries by European settlers and a form of root beer was made from the rhizome. In the 1800's, sarsaparilla was popular as a spring tonic.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Machias, Maine
Perry, Maine
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Bay City, Michigan
Woodland, Minnesota
Frenchtown, New Jersey
Laflin, Pennsylvania
Muscoda, Wisconsin



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