Aralia cordata 'Sun King'
Aralia 'Sun King'
'Sun King' is a mound-forming foliage plant with large, golden-green (or lime-coloured in shadier spots) leaves, on rich red-brown stems. In late Summer tall flowers-pikes appear, with rounded clusters of tiny white flowers, followed rounded black (inedible) fruit.
Contributed by @FenwayGardener
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Medium to heavy
Common name
Aralia 'Sun King'
Latin name
Aralia cordata 'Sun King'
type
Trees or Shrubs
family
Araliaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Medium to heavy
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.20 M
1.20 M
Aralia cordata 'Sun King'
'Sun King' is a mound-forming foliage plant with large, golden-green (or lime-coloured in shadier spots) leaves, on rich red-brown stems. In late Summer tall flowers-pikes appear, with rounded clusters of tiny white flowers, followed rounded black (inedible) fruit.
Planting outdoors in Autumn
From Early Autumn TO Late Autumn
Plant new specimens in a well drained but moisture retentive site in autumn.
Flowering
From Mid Autumn TO Late Autumn
Produces small white flowers in clusters followed by black berries.
Planting outdoors in Spring
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Plant new specimens in a well drained but moisture retentive site in spring.
Propagating by cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Take softwood cuttings from new growth early in the day in Spring or early Summer. Cut, neatly, a 4" approx. piece of a non-flowering shoot, pinch out the tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)
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