General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Partial or Dappled Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
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| Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 8b
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| Plant Height: |
2 to 4 feet |
| Leaves: |
Unusual foliage color
Other: Dark, almost black in color.
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| Fruit: |
Showy
Edible to birds
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Fragrant
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| Flower Color: |
White
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| Bloom Size: |
Under 1"
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| Flower Time: |
Summer
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Butterflies
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| Toxicity: |
Fruit is poisonous
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- Accepted: Actaea
- Synonym: Cimicifuga
Posted by
bxncbx (NYC - Zone 7a) on Feb 20, 2018 4:08 PM concerning plant:
I saw this plant growing in the New York Botanical Gardens in 2017. This is a very tall plant with small cream-colored flowers that are individually not particularly attractive. What drew me to the plant was the scent. I could smell it several feet away and it smelled heavenly! If you like the scent of lilacs in the spring, this plant will provide you with a similar scent in the late summer/early autumn. Another plus is that pollinators (especially bees) are very attracted to it. The plants I saw were blooming in late October. This would be a very desirable plant for the back of the border, provided you could place it somewhere where you could easily get a whiff of its fragrance. I have a very small garden and typically grow only dwarf plants, but I would definitely make space for this in my garden!
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