OT - Need ID

19 years ago

OK, I'm a sucker for punishment. I've acquired a plant at a yard sale. The lady says it is a Goatsbeard (Aruncus Doicois sp?). Is it?

The green is actually darker than that of the first photo. The leaves are very textured as if they have multiple ridges. The stems have tiny leaves growing out of them here and there aside from the bigger leaves - just like a Filipendula. My DD and I were looking at it compared to the Filipendula Rubra (Meadow Sweet Venusta) that we have and saw many similarities, but there are subtle differences such as the shade of green, texture, etc., but they are very subtle.

Goatsbeard? Imposter?

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vera_eastern_wa
19 years ago
Both Meadowsweet and Goatsbeard belong to the Rosaceae (Rose) family. This could explain it.

Vera
tiffy_z5_6_can
Original Author
19 years ago
Thanks Vera. Seeing the similarities, I thought they would be from the same family, but do you know if it's really a Goatsbeard? I've got an empty spot in the back of a shade garden where I'm thinking of placing it.

I also have another that was sold to me at a flea market marked as Goatsbeard, but the leaves are much lighter in colour - like lime. I think that one is an imposter and I'm watching it closely. This is it's second year in the gardens.
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donn_
19 years ago
I think it's Aruncus dioicus. The texture and position of the leaves looks right:

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trudi_d
19 years ago
It looks like a shrub of my neighbor's two doors down. If so expect minimum shoulder-height and can be four feet wide.
scouttiegirl
19 years ago
It looks an awful lot like my Filipendula that I have. I do not have goatsbeard though so maybe it is. The leaves look right but not the stem for a goatsbeard.