Eleutherococcus sieboldianus 'Variegatus'
Variegated Aralia

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Green (Small greenish-white flowers in May; not ornamentally important)
 Foliage Notes:
Multi-Colored (Attractive rich bright green compound foliage with creamy white edges in summer); Yellow (Usually poor yellow fall foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Blue (Small, shiny black berries; not abundant)
 Ultimate Height:
6-8 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
6-8 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Alternate, palmately compound leaves (with 5-7 leaflets each 1-2.5" long) have cream-colored variegated margins and occur on short spurs. Petiole 1-3" long. Leaf scars very narrow and subtended by 1 or 2 prickles.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Foliage Characteristics 55
  • Barrier 20
  • Border 378
  • Hedge 255
  • Mass Plantings 278
  • Screen 179
  • Drought Tolerant 280
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Salt Tolerant 60
  • Tolerant of Poor Site Conditions 186

    • Additional Information

    This cultivar has attractive, creamy variegated foliage and is more compact than the straight species. Tolerates a wide range of soil and environmental conditions, including dry city conditions and shade. Prickles on stems can make pruning difficult. In poor sites, renewal pruning can improve form. In rich organic soils, renewal pruning can lead to rank growth. Usually dioecious.

    2 Eleutherococcus sieboldianus 'Variegatus' found

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