JC Raulston Arboretum Winter Symposium 2023
126 - Eleutherococcus lasiogyne
Plant-Shrub
Closed
Current Bid: $37
(Pot Sz: 1 gal; Ht: 37") Cannot Ship
¤ deciduous shrub to 15'
¤ plant in sun to part shade
¤ hardy to zone 5
¤ white flowers in summer
(XX-0-FRP-15712) Eleutherococcus lasiogyne is a deciduous shrub or small tree with sparse prickles on the stem and a rounded crown ... up to 30' tall and wide. In its native China, it is a tough, easy to grow plant used primarily as an herbal tonic/stimulant, but they also grow it as an ornamental from time to time due to its form and white summer flowers that are clustered at the tips of the branches into a spiky sphere. This species is related to the more widely known herb E. senticosus (Siberian ginseng) which is a well known tonic herb. It is also known as Acanthopanax lasiogyne. There is no English common name for this plant. The Chinese common name kang ding wu jia refers to a king named Kang Ding plus the Chinese word for Eleutherococcus ... King Kang Ding Eleutherococcus.