Aruncus dioicus (Goat's Beard)

grows 4-6 ft. tall

grows in full sun to part sun

prefers medium to wet soils

white blooms from May-July

natural habitat: rich upland forests, clearings, shaded roadsides

beneficial to bees, butterflies, and moths

host plant

resistant to black walnut toxicity (juglone)

deer resistant

companion plants: Veroniastrum virginicum (Culver’s Root), Campanula lactiflora (Milky Bellflower), Stachys byzantina (Lamb’s Ear)