Cimicifuga Hillside Black Beauty

Black Snakeroot, Black Bugbane, Actaea

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Height, Texture and Color!

Dark purple - almost black - finely cut foliage retains its excellent color all season. Fragrant white spires of flowers reach 5' on long candelabras above the foliage adding architectural oomph and late summer bloom to a shady area. Good in groups or as a specimen. Best color in light shade.

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Code CIHB

Patent PP9,988

Plant Type Perennials

Species ramosa

Height Tall 3' (5' in flower)

Spacing Plant 30" apart

Bloom Time Late Summer to Early Fall

Sun / Shade Mostly Sunny to Mostly Shady

Zones

4-8

Soil Type Normal

Water Needs Medium

Sold In Plantable Pots

Special Features

Attracts Butterflies
Good for Cut Flowers
Deer Resistant
Fragrant
Rabbit Resistant

Planting Sites

Seaside/Salt Tolerant
Shade Tolerant
Wet Site Tolerant

Cimicifuga General Information

Cimicifuga are grown for their dramatic stature and impressive blooms. Finely cut fern-like foliage makes a perfect backdrop for late summer spires of fragrant flowers. Prefers a consistently moist site for best habit. Deer resistant. Extremely hardy. Plants may take a year to really get going (similar to Baptisia). Idaho has restricted all potted plant material from being shipped into Idaho at this time.

Cimicifuga Plant Care

Performs best in fertile, moist, high-organic, acidic soil that drains well. Avoid hot afternoon sun. Seedheads provide winter interest, so best to cut down in spring. Division is rarely needed as once established, plants can remain undisturbed indefinitely.