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    • Photo of Actaea pachypoda flower by Dancing Oaks Nursery

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    Actaea pachypoda

    Also Known As

    • Baneberry
    • Doll's Eyes
    • White Doll's Eyes

    Plant type

    perennial

    size

    • H: 2'-3'
    • W: 2'-3'

    planting zones

    • 3a-9b

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    Actaea pachypoda plant details

    Actaea pachypoda is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In spring and summer white flowers emerge followed by white fruit. Attracts bees, birds and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, clay, gritty, rich and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Actaea pachypoda

    Plant type: perennial
    Plant family: ranunculaceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 2 FT - 3 FT - tall
    Flowers: white blooms in spring and summer
    Uses: border plant, bottlebrush flowers, fragrant, serrated leaves, showy

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Actaea pachypoda

    USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
    Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
    Resistant to: deer
    Soil needs: average, clay, gritty, rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Actaea pachypoda is a low maintenance and long lived perennial called white baneberry that will form a sizable multi-stemmed clump of attractive, dissected foliage topped in early summer with small clusters of white flowers. By autumn the plant will develop white fruit with a single black dot on each base (hence the other common name "doll's eyes) held on red peduncles (fruit/flower stems). A lovely and delicate woodlander and a perfect choice to create a quiet and relaxing vignette in the shade border.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    The common name of this native garden beauty says a lot about the plant, "Dolls Eyes", but, that only tells you about the Autumn interest of this old-timey favorite. For in the Spring you have fragrant white soft and fluffy flowers over lush green dissected foliage. Over the Summer months, these flowers slowly turn into greenish-yellow berries and as they finish out their growing season become huge, alabaster white with black dots at each tip resembling the eyes of a doll. Ooops, I almost forgot to tell you about the thick brilliant red stems that attach each berry to the stem. Plants stand about 18"-24" tall and do well in rich woodland shade.

    By: Sunshine Farm and Gardens

    Frothy white summer flowers on 2 ft spikes become curious eye-like white fruit. Each berry is attached by a stubby bright red pedicel to the main stem. They make an unusual and comment-provoking fall display! Clump-forming to 2 ft wide. Minimum temperature: -40°F

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    Blooms: spring, white, showy white fruit,/ deciduous, large, divided, glossy, green foliage Zone 3-9. 20"-30, Eastern US, part shade-shade, moist

    By: Keeping it Green Nursery

    Gardening facts about Actaea pachypoda plant

    How to Grow Actaea pachypoda

    • Sun Exposure

      • mostly sun - shade

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture - regular

    • Soil Needs

      • clay
      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich
      • gritty

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • white

    • Wildlife

      • birds
      • bees
      • butterflies
      • deer resistant

    • Fruit

      • white

    • Flower Season

      • spring
      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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    Actaea simplex (Atropurpurea Group) 'Brunette'

    aka Actaea simplex 'Brunette', Cimicifuga simplex 'Brunette', Brunette Bugbane, Brunette Snakeroot

    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    4a-9b

    Size

    Height: 2'-4'

    Width: 1'-3'

    • mostly sun - dappled shade
    • even moisture - regular
    Photo of Actaea simplex (Atropurpurea Group) 'Brunette' foliage by Dancing Oaks Nursery
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    Actaea simplex (Atropurpurea Group) 'Hillside Black Beauty'

    aka Actaea racemosa 'Hillside Black Beauty', Actaea simplex 'Hillside Black Beauty', Cimicifuga simplex 'Hillside Black Beauty', Black Bugbane, Hillside Black Beauty Bugbane

    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    3a-9b

    Size

    Height: 4'-7'

    Width: 3'-4'

    • mostly sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - regular
    Photo of Actaea simplex (Atropurpurea Group) 'Hillside Black Beauty' flower, foliage, form by Briggs Plant Propagators
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    Actaea 'Chocoholic' PP24821

    aka Actaea 'Chocolate', Actaea ramosa 'Chocoholic', Cimicifuga 'Chocolate', Cimicifuga ramosa 'Chocoholic', Chocoholic Black Snakeroot, Chocoholic Bugbane

    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    4a-9b

    Size

    Height: 2'-5'

    Width: 2'-3'

    • mostly sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - regular
    Photo of Actaea 'Chocoholic' PP24821 foliage by Danger Garden
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    Actaea simplex (Atropurpurea Group) 'Black Negligee'

    aka Actaea simplex 'Black Negligee', Cimicifuga simplex 'Black Negligee', Black Negligee Bugbane, Black Negligee Snakeroot

    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    4a-9b

    Size

    Height: 1'-5'

    Width: 1'-2'

    • mostly sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - regular
    Photo of Actaea simplex (Atropurpurea Group) 'Black Negligee' flower by Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
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    Actaea cordifolia

    aka Actaea foetida var cordifolia, Actaea racemosa var. cordifolia, Cimicifuga cordifolia, Cimicifuga foetida var cordifolia, Cimicifuga racemosa var. cordifolia, Appalachian Bugbane, Baneberry, Black Snakeroot, Bugbane, Kearney's Bugbane

    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    4a-9b

    Size

    Height: 4'-5'

    Width: 2'-3'

    • mostly sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - regular
    Photo of Actaea cordifolia flower, foliage by Far Reaches Farm
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