American Spikenard - Aralia racemosa From our Garden berries provide food to small

berries provide food to small animals (mostly birds)

Understated and underappreciated

Fiery leaves

dense twig structure offers shelter for nesting birds

American Spikenard - Aralia racemosa From our Garden berries provide food to smallWhile it may look like a shrub, American Spikenard is actually a larger than life perennial with a striking habit, unique texture, and stunning dark berries. Add this beautiful and unusual plant to the shady parts of your garden for blooms in mid summer when most other woodland perennials have finished. The plumes of small, white flowers are beloved by lilliputian pollinators like sweat bees, hover flies, and potter wasps and the reddish purple