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Aruncus dioicus

Goatsbeard

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: moist, fertile soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: June and July
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Similar in appearance to astilbe, this aruncus has plumes of creamy-white, feathery flowers in June and July and leaves made up of many leaflets. It looks impressive beside water, or planted in clumps towards the back of a mixed border. It does equally well in sun and shade but it needs soil that does not dry out. The seedheads of this plant are poisonous.
  
  
• Garden care: Cut back the flowered stems back hard to just above ground-level in autumn and apply a generous mulch of well-rotted garden compost or manure around the base of the plant.