{"product_id":"sun-king-japanese-spikenard-20-cell-plug-tray","title":"Sun King Japanese Spikenard - 20-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eSun King is a bold foliage perennial with large, bright gold leaves on reddish brown stems. With a few hours of sun each day the leaves stay golden all summer; in deeper shade they turn chartreuse to lime green, still brightening dark corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt quickly grows into a big, shrub-like clump about four feet tall and wide, sometimes reaching six feet, dying back to the ground in winter. In mid to late summer, spikes of tiny white flowers attract honeybees and are followed by dark purple-black berries that are not edible. It is a great companion for hostas and other woodland plants and is remarkably resistant to deer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVery large compound leaves up to 3 feet long, divided into many oval, pointed leaflets 3 to 6 inches long in bright golden yellow, carried on thick reddish brown stems. In mid to late summer, upright branched spikes of tiny white flowers rise above the leaves, later followed by small round purple-black berries. The plant is a bold, shrub-like clump about 4 feet tall and wide when established, up to 6 feet tall with age. At its best the whole clump glows gold in partial shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSun King needs moist, rich soil and part shade, so it belongs in a woodland or shade garden with hostas and ferns rather than in a sunny lavender bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in part shade in rich, deep, organic soil that stays moist but drains well; it is not drought tolerant. Hardy in USDA zones 3-9. A few hours of sun keeps the leaves gold; cut stems to the ground after frost, and give it plenty of room to spread.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aralia cordata\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tiny white, in spikes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bright golden yellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bold, shrub-like clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 ft–6 ft tall × 4 ft–6 ft wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e part sun to part shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Flush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 20-cell plug tray: 20 large, field-ready plugs of this variety (cells about 2¾ in. wide × 3¼ in. deep or deeper), ready to plant out or pot up. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"20-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67722957291816,"sku":"GLLF-PER-20BE9E4D-20","price":414.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/sun-king-japanese-spikenard.jpg?v=1790865103","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/sun-king-japanese-spikenard-20-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}