Actaea simplex ‘James Compton’

 

There aren’t many fragrant flowers for the shade it seems. Thank goodness for the bugbanes then! ‘James Compton’ is a compact, burgundy-leaved bugbane with numerous small, creamy white (sometimes pink tinged), fragrant flowers in late summer to early fall. These are borne on long, terminal racemes resembling fluffy spires that rise well above the foliage on upright, branched, wiry stems.

Common Name:  Bugbane

Family:  Ranunculaceae (The Buttercup Family)

Zone Hardiness:  4-8

Light:  Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade

Height:  2-4'

Width:  12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour:  White/Cream

Secondary Bloom Colour:  

Foliage Colour:  Burgundy/Red/Purple

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Perennial

Bloom Time:  

Soil Moisture:  Moist, Average

Stem Colour:  Black

Fragrance:  Yes

Berries:  

Benefits:  Bees

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Mountain meadows and alpine regions. Forest margins, scrub, grassy slopes and open lands at elevations of 300-3200m.

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