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Light Requirements: part shade/full shade

Soil Moisture: medium

Bloom Color: white

Bloom Time: June-July

Height: 4-6 ft.

Root Structure: Rhizome (slow to establish and not aggressive)

Deer Resistant? Not sure (tolerates rabbit)

Black Walnut tolerant? not sure

Local Ecotype Available? No

New York Flora Distribution Map

Black Cohosh (Actaea racemosa)

From $6.00

I’m native to NY and Tompkins County.

I like moist, humusy and moist soils.

I don’t like windy or dry conditions.

I have beautiful and fragrant flower spires.

I’m also called bugbane because of my insect repellent properties.

I’m tall, so I usually stand well above the surrounding foliage.

I am slow to establish, and spread by rhizomes, so you need to be patient with me.

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