Actaea, Branched Bugbane, Black Snakeroot, Black Cohosh 'Atropurpurea'

Have enjoyed this plant in our garden for more than 20 years. It makes a strong statement, the clump expands slowly, and the honeybees lo...Read Moreve it. One of the most fragrant plants in our garden.

I have mine in part shade and it does very well there. It doesn't grow tall if it isn't given enoungh water. More water means a bigger, b...Read Moreetter , taller plant.

A very bold plant for the garden. If kept reasonably moist and fertilized, it will reach 8 feet. Very fragrant with bottle-brush flowers...Read More. This was the first of the 'purple-leaved' selections. If sunny, it is reasonably dark foliaged although newer cultivars are much darker. Excellent plant for the back of the border. The wild species is native to Japan. Unlike the American species of bugbane, this one has a branched flower stem.