Carolina Bugbane
Trautvetteria caroliniensis
Ranunculaceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived perennial
Native distribution
MO to PA, AR and FL
Source of plant
Seneca Hill Perennials, Plant Collections Consortium, KY
Description
A handsome woodlander that forms clumps of deeply lobed leaves from which rise tall sturdy stems supporting dense umbels of foamy white flowers. It's undemanding, the foliage is striking, and the masses of clean white flowers light up the shade garden. Occurs in mountain woods from Pennsylvania to Kentucky to Georgia, on prairies in southern Indiana and western Illinois, and on limestone bluffs in southern Missouri.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4