Japanese angelica tree
Aralia elata
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 18 feet tall6 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Multi-stemmed
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata) is a shrub for naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast, with many stems, and can reach 12 to 18 feet tall. White flowers open from early to late summer and draw bees and birds. It is also drought tolerant once settled in.
Pairs well with Rose, Ostrich fern, September Charm anemone, and Prairie dropseed.
Native range
Eastern temperate Asia.