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Sun King Japanese Spikenard
Aralia cordata ‘Sun King’
Sun King Japanese Spikenard is a perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 3–6 ft × 3–6 ft. It does best in part shade with medium water needs. Expect white blooms in summer and fall. It attracts bees and birds, stands up well to deer and rabbits and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 3–6 ft × 3–6 ft
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
- Tough against
- Deer, Rabbits
- Native to
- Southern China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Russian Far East
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