Black Cohosh - Actaea racemosa Shade Loving in a rain garden

in a rain garden

but offer ample benefits for native bees and butterflies

Photo: Katja Schulz

The serrated grayish semi-evergreen foliage looks wonderful along edges or in small mass plantings

Black Cohosh - Actaea racemosa Shade Loving in a rain gardenA venerable heavyweight in the ornamental woodland plant world, Black Cohosh is a rhizomatous perennial native to rocky mesic woodlands of the Eastern U. S. Large lacy foliage holds its ground until giving rise to white, bottlebrush like flower spikes in early summer, sometimes towering up to 8 feet tall! The tip of the inflorescence always seems to dip and twist to the side, as if waving hello on the summer breeze. Conditions: Part shade to full