Actaea simplex Hillside Black Beauty PP 9988 Tibet trifoliate leaves

trifoliate leaves

Starting in late June

upright pitchers that appear like giant red and white veined cobra heads

airy flower heads of dark purple flowers

Actaea simplex Hillside Black Beauty PP 9988 Tibet trifoliate leaves(syn: Actaea simplex) When I first visited Mary Ann and Fred McGourty in 1991, they showed me a special seedling from Cimicifuga 'Brunette' that was much darker than its predecessor. This plant became C. 'Hillside Black Beauty' and, over a decade later, is the worldwide standard. In August the 2' tall x 2' wide rosette of black purple anemone like foliage is topped with stunning 5' tall flower spikes, ending in narrow spires of white, flushed with