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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00001940
11/12/99
Aralia elata--Japanese Aralia
Hardiness Zones: 3
Height: 18 ft Spread: 15 ft Form: upright
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: White
Comments: Japanese Aralia is a large shrub or small tree.
The large leaves give the plant a coarse texture and
thorns grow along the stems. The white flowers are borne
in large panicles during late summer when few other woody
plants are in bloom.
Cultivars:
'Variegata' - Leaflets have white margins.
References for Cultivars: Wayside Gardens 1996.
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