Aruncus dioicus (Goat's Beard)
grows 4-6 ft. tall
grows in full sun to part sun
prefers medium to wet soils
white blooms from May-July
natural habitat: rich upland forests, clearings, shaded roadsides
beneficial to bees, butterflies, and moths
host plant
resistant to black walnut toxicity (juglone)
deer resistant
companion plants: Veroniastrum virginicum (Culver’s Root), Campanula lactiflora (Milky Bellflower), Stachys byzantina (Lamb’s Ear)
grows 4-6 ft. tall
grows in full sun to part sun
prefers medium to wet soils
white blooms from May-July
natural habitat: rich upland forests, clearings, shaded roadsides
beneficial to bees, butterflies, and moths
host plant
resistant to black walnut toxicity (juglone)
deer resistant
companion plants: Veroniastrum virginicum (Culver’s Root), Campanula lactiflora (Milky Bellflower), Stachys byzantina (Lamb’s Ear)
grows 4-6 ft. tall
grows in full sun to part sun
prefers medium to wet soils
white blooms from May-July
natural habitat: rich upland forests, clearings, shaded roadsides
beneficial to bees, butterflies, and moths
host plant
resistant to black walnut toxicity (juglone)
deer resistant
companion plants: Veroniastrum virginicum (Culver’s Root), Campanula lactiflora (Milky Bellflower), Stachys byzantina (Lamb’s Ear)