About This Plant
This is a big plant with attractive foliage that is perfect to fill gaps created when spring ephemerals go dormant and is recommended for home landscapes. Tall spires of white, fragrant flowers attract pollinators and, later, birds. Sometimes it is called bugbane due to the flower's insect-repellant odor. May be under the Genus Cimicifuga
Plant Details
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Benefits
- Wildlife Benefits
Plant Facts
The roots of the Black Cohosh were used medicinally by indigenous populations in North America, and continue to be used today by some herbalists. | The top growth of the plant is poisonous. | It has also been used to make insect repellent.
Alternate Names
Black Snakeroot, Bugbane, Common Black Cohosh, Fairy Candles
