{"product_id":"actaea-racemosa","title":"Actaea racemosa","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Cimicifuga racemosa) We love the architectural garden value of this amazing woodland perennial! Actaea racemosa is an unusual member of the Ranunculus family (clematis, hellebore) that can be found natively in moist deciduous forests from Canada south to Alabama. In the garden, a compost-rich, moist soil is best since the plants will go dormant early during an extended drought. The basal rosette of cutleaf, deer-resistant foliage is topped in June (NC) with narrow, upright, 5' tall spikes of small white flowers...a mature clump is very impressive. Black cohosh has performed very well in our garden trials. Black cohosh is renowned for its medicinal properties, especially to treat \"women's complaints.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn the garden, black cohosh is maintenance free, other than cutting back the dead foliage in fall\/winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe key for successful cultivation of black cohosh is correct siting and soil preparation. A moist, rich organic soil always yields the best results. While it's generally found in light, open shade, our trials with black cohosh in part sun (4-6 hours) have actually been quite successful, but the key is to provide adequate soil moisture.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGarden Value:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis upright-growing native is a superb structural element in the early summer garden. Both the foliage and the flowers provide fun textures to play off other bold textured plants in the woodland garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNatural Impacts:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBoth bees and beetles are two of the primary pollinators, so it's a great perennial to bring in a diversity of pollinators to the the woodland garden.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21028356101,"sku":"8147","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Actaea-racemosa.i-8147.s-65645.r-1_23f84515-f496-4861-b876-8d96c14e15d3.jpg?v=1789747514","url":"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/products\/actaea-racemosa","provider":"Plant Delights Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}