Black Cohosh (Actaea Racemosa) – 1 Gallon Pot

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Fragrant Flowers:  Yes

Foliage Color: Deep Green

Fragrant Foliage:  No

Berries:  No

Attracts:  Butterflies, Hunningbirds, Beneficial Pollinators, Visual attention

Resistances:  Cold Temperatures (-40F), Deer – more info, Disease, Heavy Shade, Insect, Rabbit, Wet Soil

A fragrant fall beauty that likes life on the shady to partially shady side, Black Cohosh is a regal North American native perennial that adds sensory appeal and a strong vertical accent to the garden. It forms a 3 to 4-foot tall fountain of deep green, healthy, fern-like leaves from which tall stems rise up to 2 feet above the foliage, topped with 12 to 24-inch long candle-like racemes of wonderfully fragrant white flowers the summer-season butterflies and hummingbirds will appreciate. The aroma is a sweet blend of honey and jasmine with just a hint of vanilla. Earlier to bloom than other species, the flowers start coming in early to mid-summer (depending on location and climate) and continue for several weeks or more. Happiest in consistently moist, humus-enriched soil and bright shade, Black Cohosh is a carefree and low-maintenance elegant perennial for adding architectural height, wonderful color, and summer bloom to a consistently moist and shady to partially shaded part of the border or garden in USDA Zones 3-8. Large and bush-like, this one is well suited to naturalizing large shady areas.

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