Cimicifuga racemosa / Actaea racemosa (Black cohosh, Black Snakeroot)

  Native woodland plant useful as specimen or background plant. Bottlebrush-like racemes of white flowers can be up to 3' long. Slender and tall; prefers a moist shady location and rich acid soil similar to its native habitat at the edge of the woods. Sun Exposure Savanna/Woodland Soil Conditions Wet Mesic, Mesic Height 1-2' Flower Color White Flower Time August, September   Frequently Asked Questions Why Purchase From Natural Communities Native Plants? What Native Plants Should I Buy? What Can I Expect: Shipping/Free Local Pick Up? What Are Your Plant Sizes? Why Plant Natives?  Photo Credits: Photo 1: By H. Zell (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Photo 2: By H. Zell (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Photo 3: By No machine-readable author provided. Valérie75 assumed (b