About
This rhizomatous perennial features trifoliate leaves and produces clusters of small, star-shaped flowers in shades of green or yellow-brown during the spring. After flowering, it develops berry-like seeds that are a vibrant deep blue and can reach up to 1 cm in diameter.
About the genus
Caulophyllum consists of perennial plants that grow from rhizomes. Their foliage is characterized by leaves that are divided into three leaflets. The flowers are modest in appearance, and they produce berry-like seeds that are a vivid blue.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full shade, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- North-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden
- Native to
- E N America
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moist, humus-rich, acid soil in deep or partial shade
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or by division of root crowns or rhizomes in autumn
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free