Artful Actaea Collection

Common name: Baneberry

A stunning addition of deep rich colour in your garden.

-20°C and below
Good Cut Flowers
Scented
Good for Pollinators

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Artful Actaea Collection brings showy foliage, accentuated by nectar-rich flowers to the garden each summer and autumn. Plants bear flowers from May to October - giving up to 6 months of colour across the range! Actaea are tall, elegant plants which are perfect for a moist, shady spot in order to thrive. Alongside the architectural, highly scented, bottlebrush-like blooms they produce dramatic clumps of showy, ferny foliage from as early as March right through to October for valuable, ground covering interest.Artful Actaea Collection is also a draw for passing butterflies and bees when in bloom and produces attractive berries soon after flowering which are a valuable sustenance for other wildlife.Plants in the Artful Actaea Collection are hardy, herbaceous perennials which prefer moist soil in part or full shade. Collection comprises:pachypoda 'Misty Blue' H: 75cm S: 60cmsimplex 'Pink Spike' H: 1.5m S: 75cmsimplex 'Brunette' H: 1.2m S: 1m
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Key Information
Included In this Collection
Latin Name Actaea simplex Brunette YP
Common Name Baneberry
Hardiness H7 (-20°C and below)
Colour White
Format Young Plants
Position Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Height in Maturity (m) 1.20
Spread in Maturity (m) 1.00
AGM Yes
Soil Conditions Clay Loam
Aspect East-facing, North-facing, West-facing
Scented Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes

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