Actaea simplex Hillside Black Beauty PP 9988 Drought Tolerant Plants surrounded by a contrasting blue-green

surrounded by a contrasting blue-green border

Though a long-established plant could be divided

streaked purple and white with an elongated tip that drapes over the club-like spadix and down its front

topped starting in late spring with numerous 6" flower heads of lightly fragrant

moist soil is best

Actaea simplex Hillside Black Beauty PP 9988 Drought Tolerant Plants surrounded by a contrasting blue-green(syn: Actaea simplex) When I first visited Mary Ann and Fred McGourty in 1991, they showed me a special seedling from Cimicifuga 'Brunette' that was much darker than its predecessor. This plant became C. 'Hillside Black Beauty' and, over a decade later, is the worldwide standard. In August the 2' tall x 2' wide rosette of black purple anemone like foliage is topped with stunning 5' tall flower spikes, ending in narrow spires of white, flushed with