Cimicifuga takes center stage in late summer shade gardens when it debuts long candle-like spikes of airy white flowers in concert with its dark-green leaves. This plant—foliage plus flower spikes—reaches 4 to 6 feet tall and sometimes 8 feet tall in optimal conditions. Also called bugbane and black cohosh, cimicifuga is a long-lived woodland plant. Grow it with other woodland perennials. Foliage tends to scorch and otherwise depreciate if soils are allowed to dry out. Best sited in locations sheltered from strong winds. Sun to part shade. Zones 3-9. Photo courtesy of Jelitto.
Cimicifuga ramosa Atropurpurea (bugbane)
Description
Cimicifuga takes center stage in late summer shade gardens when it debuts long candle-like spikes of airy white flowers in concert with its dark-green leaves. This plant—foliage plus flower spikes—reaches 4 to 6 feet tall and sometimes 8 feet tall in optimal conditions. Also called bugbane and black cohosh, cimicifuga is a long-lived woodland plant. Grow it with other woodland perennials. Foliage tends to scorch and otherwise depreciate if soils are allowed to dry out. Best sited in locations sheltered from strong winds. Sun to part shade. Zones 3-9. Photo courtesy of Jelitto.
