Actaea simplex 'Brunette'
Family - Ranunculaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 1.2m
Width - 60cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: Clump-forming herbaceous Perennial with an upright habit. The attractive leaves are triternate (tripinnate) and a shade of deepest purple, nearly black. Arching Racemes of heavily scented, white flowers are held on dark purple, upright stems in early autumn. The flowers are very attractive to bees and butterflies.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Cimicifuga simplex 'Brunette'
Flower:
Round, pinkish-red buds open to small white, apetalous flowers with prominent stamens. The flowers are held in racemes on upright stems and are produced in September. The blooms are highly fragrant.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Apetalous flowers held in racemes
Flowering time: September
Foliage:
Deepest purple, nearly black foliage is triternate with ovate to rounded leaflets that are coarsely toothed at the margins. The leaves are held at the base of the plant.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Triternate with ovate to rounded leaflets
Propagation:
Division.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade in rich, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil.