Actaea x 'Queen of Sheba'

Bugbane, Snakeroot

The queen for the shade garden, late flowering with a wonderful scent.

Actaea x 'Queen of Sheba'

Bugbane, Snakeroot

The queen for the shade garden, late flowering with a wonderful scent.

Actaea x 'Queen of Sheba' in the garden

  • wildlife: for bees for butterflies

botanical information about Actaea x 'Queen of Sheba'

  • Botanical name: Actaea x 'Queen of Sheba'
  • Genus: Actaea
  • Family: Ranunculaceae
  • Other names: Zilverkaars - Bugbane - Snakeroot - Actée à grappes - Silberkerze
  • PARENTAGE: C. cangshan x C. simplex
  • Breeder: Piet Oudolf

Features Actaea x 'Queen of Sheba'

height: 150-200 cm
flowering: September - October
color: cream, white
leaf color: brown purple
scent: particularly fragrant
habit: ascending
growth: slow
level: easy
light: morning sun, evening sun, open shade, filtered
moisture: average, moist
soil texture: light, normal, heavy
organic matter: normal, high
pH: acid, neutral
winter zone: 5 [-25°C]
density: 3 - 5