Actaea simplex
‘Pink Spike’
at Digging Dog

Actaea

Black Snakeroot

A botanical ‘Renaissance Man’, Actaea is at home in an informal garden, a refined border or in an arrangement for opening night at the Met. Their sweet fragrance floats through the air as they illuminate their surroundings. Actaea is happiest in moist, humus-enriched soil and bright shade; otherwise it’s carefree and low maintenance.

This genus was formerly known as “Cimicifuga”

Actaea simplex ‘Pink Spike’   

Midnight dark, lean lofty stems culminate in honey-scented, long pale pink spires stretching skyward above a refined, Ariel-like mass of sumptuous, chocolaty purple serrated foliage. This splendid garden aristocrat casts a decidedly feminine aspect on Geranium maculatum ‘Espresso’s coffee-colored leaves.

Zone 3/4.

Blooms August–October.

Size: 5' high x 2'–2-1/2' wide; hardy to zone 4.

AVAILABLE LATE MARCH 2008

Actaea simplex Pink Spike (P-1427)
Each $11.50
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