Goat's Beard (Aruncus dioicus syn. A. sylvestris) seeds
- The young shoots of this shrubby plant are collected like asparagus in spring.
- Contents: Approx. 600 seeds
- Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly
Regular price:
€2.59
Product number: ARU01 GTIN: 4250601200668
Description
The Goat's Beard is a forest plant that also prospers in shady places in the garden. If the soil is humous and continuously moist, it also tolerates a little more sun. It mostly grows 150cm high but can even reach two metres in height when planted in an ideal location. With its beautiful foliage, which turns yellow in autumn, and its impressive, pinnate, white blossoms, it is an ornament for every near-natural wild shrub garden. Its blossoms with their up to 50cm long stalks are suitable as cut flowers for high vases.
It is completely hardy and grows to an impressive shrub cluster with a perimeter of more than one metre over time and visually slightly reminds of meadowsweet. After a development phase, the young shoots can be annually harvested from strong plants in spring (called "wild asparagus). They are, for example, very delicate as a cream soup and can be generally used like asparagus. Therefore, they also make a good garnish when steamed. The leaves are also edible but contain a small amount of hydrocyanic acid and shouldn't be used in larger amounts.
It is completely hardy and grows to an impressive shrub cluster with a perimeter of more than one metre over time and visually slightly reminds of meadowsweet. After a development phase, the young shoots can be annually harvested from strong plants in spring (called "wild asparagus). They are, for example, very delicate as a cream soup and can be generally used like asparagus. Therefore, they also make a good garnish when steamed. The leaves are also edible but contain a small amount of hydrocyanic acid and shouldn't be used in larger amounts.
Plant profile
| Lifecycle | Hardy, Perennial |
|---|---|
| Species | Rosaceae |
| Eventual height | 100-150 cm |
| Flower colour | White |
| Flowering months | July, June |
| Main harvest | October, September |
| Root system | Taproot |
Growing instructions
| When to sow outdoors | April, March |
|---|---|
| Sowing depth | 1 cm |
| Germination temperature | 5-12°C |
| Sunlight | Full shadow, Shade |
| Planting distance | 75 cm |
Sowing and care
The vigorously growing, perennial plant needs a distance of approx. 50cm. Sowing: Pre-culture from February, direct sowing from March. Cold germinator, germinates after a preceding cold period at approx. 20°C. Light germinator, the seeds are slightly covered with soil. If germination doesn't take place after 2-4 weeks, an artificial cold period at 0-5°C (for example in the refrigerator) of about 1 month will become necessary.
Plant out strong plantlets. Loves half-shady and shady, consistently moist and humous locations, forest plant.
Plant out strong plantlets. Loves half-shady and shady, consistently moist and humous locations, forest plant.
Other names
Botanical name: Aruncus dioicus, A. sylvester, Actaea dioica, Astilbe aruncus, Spiraea paniculata, Ulmaria arunca
German: Waldgeißbart, Geißbart
English: Buck's beard, Bride's feathers, Goat's beard
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