Cimicifuga racemosa | Black Cohosh, Squawroot, Black Snakeroot, Bugwort | Various
Cimicifuga racemosa belongs to the plant family RANUNCULACE and Genus Cimicifuga This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Cimicifuga racemosa does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Cimicifuga racemosa so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Cimicifuga racemosa black cohosh,squawroot,black snakeroot,bugwort is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Cimicifuga racemosa has strong rank smelling leaves. Bugwort (also known as black cohosh, black snakeroot or squawroot) can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -30 Fahrenheit. It likes moist to wet soils.
Cimicifuga racemosa will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Cimicifuga racemosa is a perennial. The blossoms are most often a white color.
Leaves of the plant Cimicifuga racemosa have a smell of foul smelling like carrion and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Rank | Strong
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 4' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
Cimicifuga racemosa has numerous traditional medicinal uses. Some of its many uses are: as an emmenagogue, as an antirheumatic, as an expectorant and as a sedative. More uses are listed in the medicinal properties section. Bugwort (sometimes called black cohosh, black snakeroot or squawroot) should not be used by anyone who is pregnant. This plant is not permitted in some countries. Herbal remedies are only prepared from the root.
"The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants", Andrew Chevallier, DK Publishing, New York, 1996.
"The Fragrant Garden. A book about sweet scented flowers and leaves", Louise Beebe Wilder, Dover Publications, New York, 1974. Originally published as "The Fragrant Path", Louise Beebe Wilder, 1932, The Macmillan Company.
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"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.