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: | white, cream |
| 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 |
