• Actaea racemosa — tall creamy white bottlebrush flower spikes over mid-green foliage, RHS AGM woodland perennial
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Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants

Actaea racemosa

Actaea racemosa

£18.00 GBP
£18.00 GBP
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Available Summer 2027

Size

Plants are dispatched in growing condition and may not be in full flower. If too tall to pack safely, we may cut them back — this helps them establish more quickly. Read our Mail Order FAQs.

RHS Award of Garden Merit

Highly fragrant, creamy white bottlebrush-like flower spikes are carried on slender stems in late summer, held above mid-green foliage.

These plants love woodland conditions with moist soil and shade; an ideal choice for shady or semi-shady borders with humus rich soil.

Height x Spread: 150cm x 60cm

☀️ Sunlight Partial shade
📅 Season of Interest Summer
🌸 Flower Colour White
🌿 Foliage Colour Light green
🪏 Preferred Soil Type Clay, Loamy
💧 Soil Moisture Content Moderate
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Plant Notes

  • Care Guide:

    Grow in cool, dappled shade in moist, reasonably fertile soil enriched with organic matter. Mulch to maintain soil moisture and condition. Cut back to around 5cm once the foliage dies back in autumn. Actaea is long-lived and can be left undisturbed — it does not need regular division. It dislikes hot, dry conditions.

  • Good to Know:

    Wildlife-friendly — nectar-rich flowers attract bumblebees and other pollinators in autumn.

    Long-lived and easy to grow once established.

    ⚠️ Humans: Harmful if eaten.