Eleutherococcus — 12 species
Botanical species in the genus Eleutherococcus recorded in the PlantPeers database.

Eleutherococcus divaricatus
Eleutherococcus divaricatus
Family: Araliaceae
Cultivation
Eleutherococcus divaricatus is a moderately cold-hardy plant, being able to tolerate temperatures down to around -20°c when fully dormant. Plants are hardy to at least -10 to -15°c if they are sheltered from cold winds. Species in this genus are usually easy to grow and tolerant of a wide range of soils and conditions.
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Eleutherococcus japonicus
Eleutherococcus japonicus
Family: Araliaceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus are usually easy to grow and tolerant of a wide range of soils and conditions. They generally grow best in a well-drained, open loamy soil, succeeding in full sun to moderate shade. They tolerate poor soils and atmospheric pollution.
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Eleutherococcus lasiogyne
Eleutherococcus lasiogyne
Family: Araliaceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus are usually easy to grow and tolerant of a wide range of soils and conditions. They generally grow best in a well-drained, open loamy soil, succeeding in full sun to moderate shade. They tolerate poor soils and atmospheric pollution.
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Eleutherococcus leucorrhizus
Eleutherococcus leucorrhizus
Family: Araliaceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus are usually easy to grow and tolerant of a wide range of soils and conditions. They generally grow best in a well-drained, open loamy soil, succeeding in full sun to moderate shade. They tolerate poor soils and atmospheric pollution.
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Eleutherococcus nodiflorus
Eleutherococcus nodiflorus
Family: Araliaceae
Cultivation
Eleutherococcus nodiflorus is a moderately cold-hardy plant, being able to tolerate temperatures down to around -20°c when fully dormant. Plants are hardy to at least -10 to -15°c if they are sheltered from cold winds. Species in this genus are usually easy to grow and tolerant of a wide range of soils and conditions.
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Eleutherococcus senticosus
Eleutherococcus senticosus
Family: Araliaceae
Cultivation
Eleutherococcus senticosus is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -30°c when fully dormant. Plants are hardy to at least -15°c if they are sheltered from cold winds. Prefers a light warm open loamy humus-rich soil and a position sheltered from north and east winds.
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Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus
Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus
Family: Araliaceae
Cultivation
A very cold resistant plant if it is sheltered from cold winds, tolerating temperatures down to at least -15°c. Species in this genus are usually easy to grow and tolerant of a wide range of soils and conditions. They generally grow best in a well-drained, open loamy soil, succeeding in full sun to moderate shade.
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Eleutherococcus setulosus
Eleutherococcus setulosus
Family: Araliaceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus are usually easy to grow and tolerant of a wide range of soils and conditions. They generally grow best in a well-drained, open loamy soil, succeeding in full sun to moderate shade. They tolerate poor soils and atmospheric pollution.
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Eleutherococcus sieboldianus
Eleutherococcus sieboldianus
Family: Araliaceae
Cultivation
Eleutherococcus sieboldianus is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -30°c when fully dormant. Plants are hardy to at least -15°c if they are sheltered from cold winds. An extremely adaptable plant, it prefers a light, warm, open, loamy, humus-rich, well-drained soil and a position sheltered from north and east winds, but can succeed in a wide range of soils.
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Eleutherococcus spinosus
Eleutherococcus spinosus
Family: Araliaceae
Cultivation
Plants are hardy to at least -15°c if they are sheltered from cold winds. Species in this genus are usually easy to grow and tolerant of a wide range of soils and conditions. They generally grow best in a well-drained, open loamy soil, succeeding in full sun to moderate shade.
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Eleutherococcus trifoliatus
Eleutherococcus trifoliatus
Family: Araliaceae
Cultivation
Eleutherococcus trifoliatus has a wide climatic range, being found at elevations up to 3,100 metres in the Himalayas where it can tolerate temperatures falling to around -10 to -15°c, through to the tropics of the Philippines. Prefers a light warm open loamy humus-rich soil and a position sheltered from north and east winds. Prefers a well-drained soil and full sun.
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Eleutherococcus verticillatus
Eleutherococcus verticillatus
Family: Araliaceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus are usually easy to grow and tolerant of a wide range of soils and conditions. They generally grow best in a well-drained, open loamy soil, succeeding in full sun to moderate shade. They tolerate poor soils and atmospheric pollution.
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