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    • Photo of Actaea 'Chocoholic' PP24821 foliage by Danger Garden

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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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    30 at Gossler Farms

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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

    From midsummer through early fall, fragrant bottlebrush flowers dance above the deep purple foliage. They are a rich mauve-pink colour when they open and lighten to white as they age. This dwarf cultivar measures in at two to three feet tall. Though tolerant of a full range of light conditions, Actaea (formerly Cimicifuga) are a great way to add fragrance to the shadier garden. Combine with blue or gold foliage. Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Has purple chocolate foliage. The foliage will get to 18” tall. The flowers will be on stalks up to 4'.

    By: Gossler Farms

    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.

    By: Secret Garden Growers

    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

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    Purple-black leaves topped with pink spikes of fragrant flowers late summer, deciduous, moist soil. Zones 4-8.

    By: Lael's Moon Garden

    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.

    By: Avant Gardens

    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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    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 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 pachypoda

    aka Baneberry, Doll's Eyes, White Doll's Eyes

    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    3a-9b

    Size

    Height: 2'-3'

    Width: 2'-3'

    • mostly sun - shade
    • even moisture - regular
    Photo of Actaea pachypoda flower by Dancing Oaks Nursery
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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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