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Synonym(s) Cimicifuga racemosa Common name snakeroot; black cohosh Family ranunculaceae Life cycle perennial Flowers white (early summer) Size to 6' Light part shade Cultural notes ordinary garden soil What I like best about this plant is how little real estate it takes up in our cramped shade garden. But even as it rises from a narrow base, it makes a big impact, with tall, slender flowerstalks filled with fluffy white blooms. At long last, I decided to catch up with taxonomists and rename this from Cimicifuga to Actaea. Maybe my brain will catch up at some point, too.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: shade garden

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