Aruncus dioicus x aethusifolius 'Horatio' - GOAT'S BEARD HYBRID 'HORATIO'
Narrow horizontal panicles of tiny creamy-white flowers on bronze-toned stems.
The panicles fade to brown, giving each spike an interesting two-toned appearance. Fall color is red/ reddish.
Quite heat and humidity tolerant. For it's decent size it suitable even for smaller gardens.
It's relative to and reminds of bigger Astilbe.
Blooming Time : June-July
Size: usually 30-40" tall and about 20-30'" wide dense clumps
Culture: full sun in cooler areas, otherwise half shade to dappled or full shade. Average to slightly moist, humus rich and preferably fertile soil
Moisture Needs: average to moist
Origin: Hybrid of North American species of Aruncus dioicus (tall species) and North Korean Aruncus aethusifolius (short and dense species). Introduced by German nurseryman Ernst Pagels.
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: no / yes - mostly honey bees and some native bees. The native species attracts a lot of flies, wasps, beetle and bees, so it's expected even for this hybrid. Can be a host plant for caterpillars of Dusky Azure Butterfly.
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: For half shade or shade gardens, woodland gardens, flower beds, naturalistic plantings, deer and rabbit resistant plantings, meadows and pollinator gardens. Good combos are with more robust cultivars of Ajuga, Alchemilla, Astrantia (in cooler regions), Bergenia, Brunnera, Geranium 'Rozanne', Geum, Heuchera & Heucherella, Helleborus, Hosta, Hydrangea, Iris ( I. foetidissima, sibirica, tectorum), Kirengoschoma, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Phlox paniculata, Podophyllum, Polygonatum, Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm', Tiarella, Veronicastrum and grasses like Carex, Calamagrostis brachytricha or Hakonechloa - these are all contrasting structures.
Less contrasting, but still very good companions are Anemore hupehensis (japonica), Astilbe, Dicentra, woodland Peonia, Polemonium.
Pictures copyrights: Austin Eischeid Garden Design
Aruncus dioicus x aethusifolius 'Horatio' - GOAT'S BEARD HYBRID 'HORATIO'
Narrow horizontal panicles of tiny creamy-white flowers on bronze-toned stems.
The panicles fade to brown, giving each spike an interesting two-toned appearance. Fall color is red/ reddish.
Quite heat and humidity tolerant. For it's decent size it suitable even for smaller gardens.
It's relative to and reminds of bigger Astilbe.
Blooming Time : June-July
Size: usually 30-40" tall and about 20-30'" wide dense clumps
Culture: full sun in cooler areas, otherwise half shade to dappled or full shade. Average to slightly moist, humus rich and preferably fertile soil
Moisture Needs: average to moist
Origin: Hybrid of North American species of Aruncus dioicus (tall species) and North Korean Aruncus aethusifolius (short and dense species). Introduced by German nurseryman Ernst Pagels.
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: no / yes - mostly honey bees and some native bees. The native species attracts a lot of flies, wasps, beetle and bees, so it's expected even for this hybrid. Can be a host plant for caterpillars of Dusky Azure Butterfly.
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: For half shade or shade gardens, woodland gardens, flower beds, naturalistic plantings, deer and rabbit resistant plantings, meadows and pollinator gardens. Good combos are with more robust cultivars of Ajuga, Alchemilla, Astrantia (in cooler regions), Bergenia, Brunnera, Geranium 'Rozanne', Geum, Heuchera & Heucherella, Helleborus, Hosta, Hydrangea, Iris ( I. foetidissima, sibirica, tectorum), Kirengoschoma, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Phlox paniculata, Podophyllum, Polygonatum, Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm', Tiarella, Veronicastrum and grasses like Carex, Calamagrostis brachytricha or Hakonechloa - these are all contrasting structures.
Less contrasting, but still very good companions are Anemore hupehensis (japonica), Astilbe, Dicentra, woodland Peonia, Polemonium.
Pictures copyrights: Austin Eischeid Garden Design