2024年12月4日 · This native, shrubby perennial thrives in the shady, moist, fertile soils of forest floors but can also tolerate rock and clay. It has beautiful, large, compound green leaves with showy white flower racemes that are followed by enticing, purple berry clusters that the birds love.

2023年10月2日 · Looking for an unusual edible berry to forage or grow in your garden? American spikenard (Aralia racemosa) is an intriguing plant to know. Also known as Indian root or spice berry, this shade-tolerant plant produces flavorful edible …

2021年5月5日 · What is a spikenard plant? It’s not the best known species for the garden, but you definitely want to take a look at cultivating this wildflower. It offers small summer blossoms and bright berries that attract birds. Read on for tips on growing spikenard plants in cultivation.

Spikenard, also called nard, nardin, and muskroot, is a class of aromatic amber-colored essential oil derived from Nardostachys jatamansi, a flowering plant in the honeysuckle family which grows in the Himalayas of Nepal, China, and India.

Spikenard in the Shade Garden. Skill Level: Beginner Lifespan: Perennial . Exposure: Part shade to full shade . Soil Type: Fertile, humus-rich loams, but tolerates a wide range of soils including rocky and clay ones . Moisture: Wet to medium . Height: 90–150 cm . Spread: 120 cm . Bloom Period: (Jun), Jul, (Aug) Colour: White . Fragrant (Y/N): Y

Spikenard grows to a height of 5' or more and produces clusters of white flowers that will become deep purple berries in late summer. While the berries are edible, they are a favorite snack of wild turkeys and other wild birds who will deposit the enclosed seeds and propagate new plants.

American Spikenard is a native erect perennial herbaceous forb, growing on shrubby stems to as much as 7 feet in height. Stems are much branched on older plants, without thorns, usually without hair and turning to a dark maroon color as the season progresses.

Spikenard, a close relative of Sarsaparilla, has heart-shaped leaves and flowers later in the summer when many woodland plants have finished flowering, but its most attractive feature is the large clusters of red-purple berries early fall.

Bushy plant with near heart-shaped leaves and tiny greenish-white summer flowers on panicles; flowers are followed by hanging clusters of showy fall fruits that ripen to purplish-black and are eaten by birds. Borne on soft stems, the leaves move in the breeze. Where Should I Start? Check out the Grow Native!

American spikenard is an understory shade tolerant plant that will grow in wet to mesic woodlands, thickets, and prairies. Although it can grow in full sun, it much prefers partial sun. It prefers moderately rich and well drained soils. This plant is native to the US and Canada although it occurs primarily in the northeast US and eastern Canada.