Phonetic: ak-TAY-ah ray-see-MO-sah
Black Cohosh, also known as Black Bugbane, is a member of the buttercup family. This summer blooming beauty is slow to establish but is a long lived addition to your shade garden. Thriving in dappled sunlight, Black Cohosh prefers organically rich, well drained soil.
- Hardiness: 3-8
- Native Region: BONAP Map
- BONAP Map Key Color Guide: Map Color Key
- Sun Exposure: Part Shade to Shade
- Flower Color: White
- Bloom Time: July, August, September
- Soil Type: Medium - Moist
- Mature Plant Size: 5'H, 1-3'W
- Plant Spacing: 3'
- Host Plant: Summer Azure
- Attracts: Bees, Butterflies
- Advantages: Fragrant, deer resistant, dark green attractive foliage, winter interest
- Landscape Uses: Cottage gardens, cut flowers, dried flower arrangements, shade and woodland gardens
- Companion Plants: Wild Columbine, Jacob's Ladder, Marsh Marigold, Fringed Bleeding Heart, Heart-leaved Aster
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