About
Actaea rubra, the red baneberry, is a tufted herbaceous perennial to around 50 cm tall, with attractive lime-green, divided leaves and short, erect spikes of petite, fluffy white flowers from late spring into early summer. Its main season of interest comes in summer, when shining scarlet berries ripen in decorative clusters � striking but poisonous. An elegant plant for a woodland garden or shaded border.
About the genus
Actaea, the baneberries, are rhizomatous herbaceous perennials with elegant, compound leaves and short, erect spikes or racemes of small, fluffy creamy-white flowers in spring. They are most notable in late summer for their clusters of highly ornamental but poisonous berries in red, black or white, often on brightly coloured stalks. Excellent woodland garden plants.
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