Aralia elata 'Variegata'
Common name: 
Variegated Angelica Tree
Pronunciation: 
a-RAH-lee-a e-LA-ta
Family: 
Araliaceae
Genus: 
Aralia
Synonyms: 
'Albo-marginata'
'Aureovariegata'
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No

  • Broadleaf, deciduous shrub or small tree, to 15 ft (5 m) tall with a similar spread.  Stems irregularly spiny (prickles).  Leaves alternate, bipinnately compound, leaflets ovate, green with creamy white or yellow margins.  Flowers small, white, in large clusters in late summer.

  • Sun, tolerates diverse soil conditions.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 4        Introduced to Europe about 1865 and imported to North America in 1953 (Jacobson)
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