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Actaea Simplex Atropurpurea Group | Bugbane
Actaea Simplex Atropurpurea Group | Bugbane

Actaea Simplex Atropurpurea Group | Bugbane

SKU: RH30001254
9cm pot
£14.99
In stock (despatch in 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots
£36.00 £44.97
In stock (despatch in 2-3 working days)
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Standard £5.99

Overview

Elegant spikes late in the year. Formerly known as a Cimicifuga, this bugbane is a dramatic, stately perennial, with its slender, bottlebrush-like, pale pinkish-white flowers, which appear in September and October above clumps of lobed, purple-flushed leaves. The foliage colouring of these seed-raised plants will vary somewhat from plant to plant, but also external factors such as the time of the year and the available light will play a part. It's also a useful plant because it comes into its own late in the season (when many flowers have finished), as well as being able to thrive in damp shade. It can get quite tall, so try it towards the back of a border, and avoid removing the faded flowerheads as they provide an interesting silhouette in the winter garden. In a recent article in the The Daily Telegraph, Dr James Compton (the man responsible for their classification), thought that this plant needed atmospheric moisture to thrive. 'Think of trillium country', he said, 'on the acid side of neutral, light and leaf-mouldy but able to retain moisture'.

Specifications

  • Position: partial shade
  • Soil: moist, fertile, humus-rich soil
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Flowering period: September to October
  • Hardiness: fully hardy
  • Toxicity: Harmful to humans if eaten

Eventual height & spread

Eventual height and spread

Care guide

Support using ring stakes well before the flowers appear. Lift and divide congested colonies in late autumn or early spring.

How your order will arrive

Pots and Packaging
Our 9cm pots are given extra packaging to protect the plant. This extra packaging consists of a recyclable plastic blister pack which is then placed in a cardboard box for delivery.

Preparation
The nursery will ensure the plant is moist while it's waiting to be picked up. Our quality control team waters the plant before packing them where necessary to make sure that the plant is suitably watered for transport. Plants with long delicate stems are secured with canes to prevent damage.

Plant on Arrival
Typically plants are delivered ready to plant and will take some time to settle, grow and look more like the product image above.

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