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ACTAEA BANEBERRY Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) |
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Domed clusters of white flowers give way to clumps of shiny berries that are scarlet or (less often) porcelain-white. The serrated, deeply lobed leaves color beautifully in autumn. Actaea is adapted to dappled shade or part-day sun on the banks of streams and ponds in conifer woods. It is native to cool parts of the northern hemisphere. All parts of this highly ornamental plant are poisonous. |
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Photograph © Pat Woodward |
Actaea rubra (Aiton)
Willdenow. Baneberry, white-berried form. Sometimes called forma
neglecta. The plants we offer are grown from the seeds of
white-berried plants on our land. Height to 1 m (3 ft.). Award
of Garden Merit (Royal Horticultural Society) 1993 (to the
species in general). Zone
4. Pot 15 cm / 6". In Canada C$8.00; elsewhere US$7.25. |
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