Black Cohosh - Actaea racemosa Shade Loving Blueberries are some of the

Blueberries are some of the most beneficial and wonderful plants out there

who can be seen bopping around en masse collecting pollen for their young

Photo: Katja Schulz

perfuming the air and bringing life to the shade garden

acorns can also provide food for numerous small critters

Black Cohosh - Actaea racemosa Shade Loving Blueberries are some of theA venerable heavyweight in the ornamental woodland plant world, Black Cohosh is a rhizomatous perennial native to rocky mesic woodlands of the Eastern U. S. Large lacy foliage holds its ground until giving rise to white, bottlebrush like flower spikes in early summer, sometimes towering up to 8 feet tall! The tip of the inflorescence always seems to dip and twist to the side, as if waving hello on the summer breeze. Conditions: Part shade to full