General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 5 to 8 feet
Plant Spread: 4 feet
Leaves: Fragrant
Malodorous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Bugbane
  • Branched Bugbane
  • Black Snakeroot
  • Black Cohosh
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Actaea racemosa
  • Synonym: Cimicifuga racemosa

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Location: Vermont
Date: 2017-09-08
Location: The Netherlands, Heerde
Date: 2016-09-12
Location: East garden
Date: October
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-09-11
Location: Twisp
Date: October
Location: Twisp
Date: October
Location: Heathcote Ontario Canada
Date: 2021-10-09
Location: Vermont
Date: 2013-09-03
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-09-11
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-09-11
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-09-11
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-09-11
Location: East garden
Date: September
Location: Twisp
Date: 2014-11-09
Fall Color
Location: Vermont
Date: 2013-09-03
Location: Vermont
Date: 2013-09-03
Location: Vermont
Date: 2014-05-01
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-09-11
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2010-06-07
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2010-06-07
Location: East
Date: September

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Comments:
  • Posted by NHJenDion (Southern NH - Zone 5b) on Sep 23, 2019 7:31 AM concerning plant:
    SUPER Fragrant!

    I did not realize the flowers are very fragrant, and smell like grape to me. A pleasant surprise!
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