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Also Known As

  • Actaea 'Chocolate'
  • Actaea ramosa 'Chocoholic'
  • Cimicifuga 'Chocolate'
  • Cimicifuga ramosa 'Chocoholic'
  • Chocoholic Black Snakeroot
  • Chocoholic Bugbane

Plant type

perennial

size

  • H: 2'-5'
  • W: 2'-3'

planting zones

  • 4a-9b

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Actaea 'Chocoholic' PP24821 plant details

Actaea 'Chocoholic' PP24821 is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with black, burgundy and chocolate foliage. In fall and summer cream and white flowers emerge. Attracts bees and beneficial insects making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with mostly sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Actaea 'Chocoholic' PP24821

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: ranunculaceae
Foliage: deciduous black, burgundy and chocolate
Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 2 FT - 5 FT - tall
Flowers: cream and white blooms in fall and summer
Uses: border plant, bottlebrush flowers, cutting garden, easy-to-grow, fragrant, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Actaea 'Chocoholic' PP24821

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Has purple chocolate foliage. The foliage will get to 18” tall. The flowers will be on stalks up to 4'.
Dramatic purple-black, ferny foliage creates clumps 2’ high and 3’ wide; fragrant, white bottlebrush blooms from mauve bugs open in late summer to early fall are on stems 4-5’ tall (nose-height). Very at home in a woodland setting, morning sun or part-shade in moist, humus rich soil with good drainage. Stunning in a grouping! Easy care, very low maintenance and long lived.
A shorter variety, 2-3 feet tall in bloom, with purple-bronze lacy foliage and fragrant pink to white bottle-brush flowers in late summer. Contrast with light green or gold foliage plants for most striking effect. Butterfly attractant; deer resistant.Minimum temperature: -30°F
Purple-black leaves topped with pink spikes of fragrant flowers late summer, deciduous, moist soil. Zones 4-8.
a.k.a. Actaea 'Chocolate'. A shorter variety than 'Hillside Black Beauty' and 'James Compton', measuring in at 2-3 feet tall, when in bloom. As the name indicates, it has rich velvet brown foliage and fragrant white flowers in late summer. Plant near golden leaved plants to set off the dark foliage.

Gardening facts about Actaea 'Chocoholic' PP24821 plant

How to Grow Actaea 'Chocoholic' PP24821

  • Sun Exposure

    • mostly sun - mostly shade
  • Water Needs

    • even moisture - regular
  • Soil Needs

    • average
    • well-drained
    • rich

Features

  • Foliage Color

    • burgundy
    • chocolate
    • black
  • Flower Color

    • white
    • cream
  • Wildlife

    • beneficial insects
    • bees
  • Flower Season

    • fall
    • summer
  • Foliage Season

    • deciduous
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