Actaea cordifolia Astilbe blue-purple flowers

blue-purple flowers

but allow plenty of room

The deer-resistant growth habit is similar to Miscanthus 'Cabaret' (non-floppy)

We ship quarter-sized or larger tubers that are 3-4 years from flowering size

glossy evergreen leaves emerge from a slowly spreading rhizome

Actaea cordifolia Astilbe blue-purple flowers(aka: Cimicifuga rubifolia) This wonderful rare native (globally rare ranking of G3) from Virginia west to Tennessee has languished in taxonomic purgatory under a parade of invalid names. Unlike other bugbanes, there are only nine glossy leaflets per leaf on Actaea cordifolia, which are held on a 45 degree angled stem ending about 2' from the ground. The 4' tall, upright, branched terminal spikes end in finger like clusters of small white flowers that