White Baneberry
Actaea pachypoda f. rubrocarpa
Ranunculaceae
Other names
White Cohosh, Doll'S-Eyes
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Nova Scotia to GA, West to MN & MO.
Location
Source of plant
Seneca Hill Perennials
Description
Fresh green leaves like those of astilbe form an elegant clump. The flowers are fluffy, white, borne insmall heads, but by August they have turned into spires of pea-sized red berries supported on thickenedscarlet stalks. Plants 3' tall, 1' wide.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
fruiting characteristics, notable texture