General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 3-4ft
Plant Spread: 2-3ft
Leaves: Other: Astilbe-like, deeply cut, ternately compound foliage is an attractive deep green.
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: Creamy white
Flower Time: Other: Late Summer to early Fall
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant

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Common names
  • Bugbane
  • Autumn Snakeroot
  • Black Cohosh
  • Autumn Bugbane
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Actaea simplex
  • Synonym: Cimicifuga simplex
  • Synonym: Actaea cimicifuga var. simplex
  • Synonym: Actaea yesoensis

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Location: Almere Jungle
Date: 2022-09-13
Location: Almere Jungle
Date: 2022-09-13
Location: St Louis
Date: 2012-06-09
Location: St Louis
Date: 2016-10-22
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2014-09-30
Location: Twisp
Date: 2015-09-18
Cultivar sold as "Henry's Selection"

Photo Courtesy of Shikoku Garden Inc.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: St Louis
Date: 2010-10-22
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2015-07-20
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2015-09-10
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Comments:
  • Posted by Bonehead (Planet Earth - Zone 8b) on Aug 4, 2014 9:17 AM concerning plant:
    Also known as 'squaw root' due to its medicinal uses. A decoction of the root may relieve menstrual cramps and post-partum pain, fatigue, depression and restlessness. Beautiful plant with fragrant flowers. Will fry in too much sun.

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