Bugbane (syn. Cimicifuga)
Actaea simplex Atropurpurea Group

Common Name: Bugbane (syn. Cimicifuga)
Genus: Actaea
Species: simplex
Cultivar: Atropurpurea Group
Category: Perennials
Growth Rate: Average
Features: A good architectural plant
Hardiness: Hardy | Height: 1.20 m (120 cm) |
Sun/Shade: Partial shade | Spread: 0.60 m (60 cm) |
Foliage Type: Deciduous | Flower Colour: Pink, White |
Foliage Colour: Brown, Purple | Flowering Period: September & October |
Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Clay/Heavy
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
A dramatic stately perennial, this plant produces slender bottlebrush-like pale pinkish-white flowers in September and October above clumps of three-lobed brownish-purple leaves. Its a useful plant because it comes into its own late in the season when many flowers have finished and because it thrives in damp shade. Try it at the back of a border between evergreens. Avoid removing the faded flowerheads since they provide an interesting silhouette in the winter garden.
- Garden care: Support using ring stakes well before the flowers appear. Lift and divide congested colonies in late autumn or early spring.
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