Actaea simplex Hillside Black Beauty PP 9988 Southeast Europe The Latin root "rupicola" means

The Latin root "rupicola" means "living among rocks"

deer-resistant hedge

The dark black stipe color bleeds into the lower leaf veins for an attractive effect

found in swampy bogs from Canada south to Texas and

Actaea simplex Hillside Black Beauty PP 9988 Southeast Europe The Latin root "rupicola" means(syn: Actaea simplex) When I first visited Mary Ann and Fred McGourty in 1991, they showed me a special seedling from Cimicifuga 'Brunette' that was much darker than its predecessor. This plant became C. 'Hillside Black Beauty' and, over a decade later, is the worldwide standard. In August the 2' tall x 2' wide rosette of black purple anemone like foliage is topped with stunning 5' tall flower spikes, ending in narrow spires of white, flushed with