FREE: 10 White Goat's Beard Seeds

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Aruncus dioicus, White Goat's Beard or Bride's Feathers, creates a bold display when used in a woodland garden or shade border or when used as specimens or accent plants and can be used as a small shrub. Goats Beard is easily grown in average, medium wet to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade but prefers part shade and moist, fertile soils, particularly in the southern part of its growing range (Zones 5-8), . Goat's Beard has dense deep green intricately divided leaves and numerous small flowers in full arching plumes of creamy white blossoms resembling astilbes. Plant Goatsbeard (Bride's Feathers) in humus rich soil and light to medium shade or keep well watered if planted in full sun. Wild Aruncus dioicus seed will germinate without additional pretreatment. Erect, shrublike with copious foliage and large feathery Astilbe-like creamy-white branched flowers. A spectacular plant when given sufficient moisture, dappled shade, and plenty of room.

Aruncus dioicus White Goat's Beard plants have large wands of frothy, creamy white flowers in June and become ornamental seed heads in the fall. . Tiny brown seed capsules dry and stay on females plants after flowering is finished. Goats beard has foliage similar to astilbe but with a shrub like growth habit. plant, especially when displayed in an isolated groupings and is listed as deer resistant.

Zones 3-9 Goat’s Beard is a gendered species with the female plants producing heavier flower clusters than males. Once used extensively by many Coastal First Nations as a medicinal. Carefree plant. Goat’s Beard is a pest free carefree plant but enter dormancy early in extreme drought conditions as a survival mechanism.

Goat’s Beard is a majestic perennial growing 3 to 6 feet tall with ornamental sprays of tiny white flowers that bloom briefly but spectacularly in early summer.