Actaea rubra
RED BANEBERRY
Ranunculaceae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 4-9b

Sunlight: warm low sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: heavy frost
0.6m
Plant habit
 
0.6m

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Origins: USA

Other Botanical Names: Actaea alba, A. arguta, A. aspleniifolia, A. californica, A. caudata, A. erythrocarpa, A. longipes, A. viridiflora, Christophoriana alba, C. arguta, C. rubra, Dipleina umbellata

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Actaea rubra
RED BANEBERRY
Ranunculaceae

 

  Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 4-9b

Sunlight: warm low sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: heavy frost
0.6m
Plant habit
 
0.6m

FEATURES

Flowers: white

Flowering Time: late spring to early summer

Ornamental Fruit: red

Edibility: herbalist herb


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits oriental & cottage designs

Uses: mass planting, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average



HAZARDS

Ingestion dangers: fruit poisonous






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