'Hillside Black Beauty' Bugbane | Actaea simplex Size:2 Gal mounding shrub with finely textured

mounding shrub with finely textured foliage that consistently emerges golden yellow

Partial shade

Fruit: Tart

not quite for fresh eating like a 'Bing'

7-inch (195mm) length

'Hillside Black Beauty' Bugbane | Actaea simplex Size:2 Gal mounding shrub with finely texturedThe darkest Cimicifuga to date, 'Hillside Black Beauty' is truly a collector's item. It forms an upright clump of striking, dark purplish black foliage contrasted by long, white bottlebrush blooms late in the season. Though the young foliage tends to be green, it quickly deepens to an almost iridescent purple black. In late summer, the 4 7' tall stems are topped with foot long, fragrant, white flowers blushed with pale pink. Cimicifuga is a