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

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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.

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