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Pink Spike

Genus: Actaea
Section: Cimicifuga
Classified by: Carl Linneaus, Sweden
Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Origin: Northern Hemisphere
Common name: Bugbane, Baneberry, Snakeroot
Trade name: Pink Spike
Flower: Small
Form: 2 - 3 ft (60 - 90 cm) spikes
Colour: White with shades of pink
Fragrance: Sweet
Bloom time: Late summer and fall
Leaves: Palmately, compound
Colour: Brownish purple on green
Height: 3 - 4 ft (90 - 121 cm)
Exposure: Light shade (morning sun best)
Soil: Slightly acid, humus rich, evenly moist
Propagation: Division
Hardiness: 3 to 7
References:
- UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research
- United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service
Location:: Artist garden, zone 4b
Comments: Garden Journal

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