FoliageGoat's Beard
Aruncus dioicus
Goat's Beard (Aruncus dioicus) is a medium-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 4-6 ft × 2-4 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with high water needs in moist soil. Expect cream and white blooms in spring. It attracts bees, butterflies and pollinators, stands up well to deer and rabbits.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- High
- Mature size
- 4-6 ft × 2-4 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Moist
- Bloom color
- Cream, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Rabbits
- Native to
- Temperate northern hemisphere
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Goat's Beard is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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