Position: Partial shade to full shade
Flowering period: Spring
Soil: Moist, well drained
Eventual Height: 75cm
Eventual Spread: 50m
Hardiness: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a
Family: Ranunculaceae
Actaea pachypoda, commonly known as White Baneberry, is a deciduous herbaceous perennial with a mounding habit. Actaea pachypoda is native to eastern North America and its native habitat it grows in mixed forests. Its mid green leaves are compound and toothed. Its white flowers appear as dense racemes and are attractive to pollinating insects. These are followed in summer by attractive white berries on red stems, these berries are eaten by some birds. The entire plant is considered to be poisonous, with the berries being the most poisonous part. Actaea pachypoda may be used as an unusual herbaceous plant suitable for shady, woodland locations.
Actaea pachypoda (08/09/12, Kew Gardens, London)
Actaea pachypoda Fruit (08/09/12, Kew Gardens, London)
Actaea pachypoda Fruit Leaf (08/09/12, Kew Gardens, London)
