🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🌱 American Spikenard
Aralia racemosa
medicinal_herbs
Perennial
Araliaceae
☀️ Sun
Partial Shade
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
4-8
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Rich, moist
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
36-48 in
📐 Height
36-72 in
🤝 Companions (2)
🤝 Basil
Aromatic companion
🤝 Marigold
Universal companion
⚠️ Keep Apart (1)
⚠️ Walnut
Juglone toxicity
📝 Growing Notes
Native woodland medicinal. Large compound leaves. Clusters of purple berries.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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