Black Cohosh
Actaea racemosa
Also known as: Black Bugbane
Tall slender spires of white above dark foliage.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 4–6 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- white, green
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WV