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Black Snakeroot, Bugbane Care

Hillside Black Beauty

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What is the plant

This dark, lustrous shade tolerant native cultivar is a great addition to a partial or full shade garden. As almost-black leaved plants are more reveled at, let drought tolerant Hillside Black Beauty speak for itself. Its clump-forming habit allows for dense low mounds of deep purple foliage to be 1-2’ tall which give way to late summer emerging flower stalks reaching up to 4-6’ in height, bearing astilbe-like creamy white with hints of blush spikes. May also be known as Bugbane.

lighting

lighting

Part sun and part shade

hardiness zone

hardiness zone

4a - 8b

difficulty

difficulty

Easy

How to Care for the Plant

  • Water

    Water

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    It prefers to grow in moist to wet soil, and will even tolerate some standing water

  • Pruning

    Pruning

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    should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter

  • Sunlight

    Sunlight

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    This plant performs well in both full sun and full shade.

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  • Soil

    Soil

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    It is not particular as to soil type or pH

  • Popularity

    Popularity

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    12 people already have this plant 4 people have added this plant to their wishlists

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