Aralia cordata
JAPANESE ASPARAGUS, UDO
Araliaceae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 5-10

Sunlight: warm low sun to shade

Soil Moisture: constantly moist to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, sand, clay, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline
2.5m
Plant habit
 
2.5m

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Origins: Russia, China-Korea-Taiwan, Japan

Other Botanical Names: Aralia edulis, A. nutans, A. taiwaniana, Dimorphanthus edulis

Other Common Names: Japanese Spikenard

 
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Aralia cordata
JAPANESE ASPARAGUS, UDO
Araliaceae

 

  Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 5-10

Sunlight: warm low sun to shade

Soil Moisture: constantly moist to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, sand, clay, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline
2.5m
Plant habit
 
2.5m

FEATURES

Flowers: green-white

Flowering Time: late summer to early autumn

Leaves: mid green

Ornamental Fruit: black berry

Edibility: herbalist herb, edible leaves, stems, roots


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits tropical & oriental designs

Uses: informal screen, street tree, shade tree

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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