Variegated Japanese Aralia Aralia elata 'Variegata'
Other Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Aralia elata 'Albomarginata'
- Phonetic Spelling
- ar-AL-ee-ah el-AH-tah var-ee-GAY-tah
- Description
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The variegated cultivars of Aralia elata are among the most spectacular variegated plants, but they must be grafted and are therefore rare and expensive. 'Aureovariegata' has yellow-edged leaflets and creamy white flowers that appear in large clusters in the late summer and is the most common cultivar. It is a large deciduous shrub or small tree with a few main, unbranched stems that have irregular prickles. Plant this shrub in cool, moist, fertile soil but it tolerates a range of soil types including clay. Remove any suckers that develop from the rootstock or the plant may revert back to its non-variegated form.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Aralia
- Species:
- elata
- Family:
- Araliaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Grafting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Asia
- Wildlife Value:
- Birds enjoy the fruits.
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- range of soil types, including clay
- Dimensions:
- Height: 10 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 6 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Oval
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Coarse
- Appendage:
- Thorns
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Purple/Lavender
- Fruit Type:
- Drupe
- Fruit Description:
- Purple fleshy, globose fruit
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Cream/Tan
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- This plant has creamy-white flowers on large terminal panicles in late summer.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Variegated
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- This plant has alternate, bipinnately compound leaves that are 16 to 32 in. long with 3 to 3.5 in. wide gray-green leaflets with broad irregular yellow-gold margins.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Light Gray
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Design Feature:
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Songbirds
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns
