Description
Aruncus ‘Horatio’ (Goats Beard)
Aruncus ‘Horatio’ (Goats Beard) is a wonderful moisture loving perennial with lush fresh green foliage which produce a stunning mass of elegant long thin white-cream flower spikes and makes an impressive display when planted in groups. It as a Hybrid cross between Aruncus aethusfolius and Aruncus dioicus created by Ernst Pagels. Horatio will grow to 1 meter in height with a width of 50cm the green foliage creates an amazing soft texture in spring which compliment the feathery flowers in summer and turn a wonderful shade of red giving you colour in the autumn. This is a wonderful plant for attracting pollinators to the garden and moths blooming from early to mid summer. Perfect for growing in bog areas, moist beds and boarders and also patio and containers and can be planted directly into the ground.
- Plant in full sun to part shade
- Flowers between June and July
- Likes medium to wet soil moist and well drained
- Grows to a height of 1 metre and a width of 50cm
- This plant is hardy
- Cut back the old foliage in early spring before the new leaves emerge
- Goes well with with ferns and Hosta’s
- Easy to grow and maintain.
- We ship all marginal water plants bare root, this means that we wash the soil off before packing plants. During the summer months we may need to trim some of the foliage back for shipping.
- Contact us if you require more information. We are available between 08:30am and 16:30pm from Monday to Friday and also via our email. Our plant team will be happy to help with any queries you may have.
