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Actaea simplex

Family: ranunculaceae
Common name(s): black snakeroot; bugbane
Synonym(s): Cimicifuga simplex
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 3~4 - 8~9

General resources

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• The Plant List. Taxonomical lookup
• Catalogue of Life. Taxonomical lookup

Links for Actaea simplex

• Asianflora - Plant photos. (2 photos)
• BBC Gardening: Cimicifuga simplex var. simplex 'Brunette' - Plant profile with horticultural details and garden uses. (1 photo)
• Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 3-8) (4 photos)
• Denver Botanic Gardens: Actaea simplex 'Black Negligee' (Atropurpurea Group) - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 3) (3 photos)
• Digging Dog Nursery: Actaea simplex 'Atropurpurea' - Catalog page with descriptive information (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 3b)
• Garden.org: Actaea simplex 'Black Negligee' - Community-assembled plant profile (5 varieties in database) (6 photos)
• Heritage Perennials: Cimicifuga simplex ‘White Pearl’ - Profile with description and horticultural details. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 3-9) (1 photo)
• Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 4-8) (4 photos)
• Ontario Rock Garden Society - Germination information (additional information for other varieties). Also a page for ex 'Black Negligee' (Atropurpurea Group).
• Pacific Bulb Society - One of the plants described on this page about the genus. (5 photos)
• Plant Delights Nursery: Cimicifuga simplex 'Hillside Black Beauty' - Catalog page with photo, horticultural basics, and descriptive blurb. (1 photo)
• Rob's Plants: Actaea simplex 'Brunette' - Plant profile with basic horticultural information and often personal observations. Also seed germination records. (3 photos)

Actaea simplex Atropurpurea Group

Common name(s): bugbane
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 3~5 - 8

Links

• Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (zone 4)
• Digging Dog Nursery: Actaea simplex (Atropurpurea Group) 'James Compton' - Catalog page with descriptive information (zone 3b)
• Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 3-8) (1 photo). Also pages for 'Black Negligee', 'Brunette', 'Hillside Black Beauty', and 'James Compton'.
• Ontario Rock Garden Society - Germination information

Actaea simplex var. matsumurae

Common name(s): Bugbane
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 3b~4

Links

• Denver Botanic Gardens: Cimicifuga simplex var. matsumurae 'Frau Herms' - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (zone 4)
• Digging Dog Nursery: Actaea simplex var. matsumurae 'White Pearl' - Catalog page with descriptive information (zone 3b)

Actaea simplex var. simplex

Common name(s): Bugbane; Kamchatka Bugbane
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 4

Links

• Denver Botanic Gardens: Cimicifuga simplex var. simplex 'Brunette' - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 4)
• Ontario Rock Garden Society: Actaea simplex v. simplex (Atropurpurea Group) - Germination information (additional information for other varieties)