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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Actaea japonica
Japanese Bugbane
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available ActaeaItem #: 5255
Zones: 5a to 8a
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Origin: China, Japan, Korea
(syn: Cimicifuga japonica var. japonica) Finally, a superb cimicifuga that grows and flowers in our heat! In our cimicifuga-deprived climate, we could only indulge our passion for these plants by falling asleep with English garden design books. Now with Actaea japonica, we can have our bugbane and grow them too. Each 1' wide clump of Actaea japonica has glossy basal foliage, like a giant thalictrum, topped in mid-September with clouds of 2.5', narrow, bottlebrush-like white wands. While moist soils are preferred, all but the driest soils have proven satisfactory.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Actaea
Flower Color: White/Cream
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Fall
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , White Garden
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Cut Flower Plants , Deer Resistant Plants , Pollinator Plants , Plants from China , Plants from Japan , Plants Named After Animals , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Wet Shade Plants