Scientific Name:
Actaea pachypoda
Pronunciation:
ack-TEE-uh pak-ee-POD-uh
Common Name:
white baneberry, doll's eyes
Family Name:
Ranunculaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite, trice-compound, with toothed and lobed pinnae, ovate-obovate, 4-11cm long x 1-6cm wide; flowers white and small, in terminal racemes above the foliage; berries white, each with a dark spot formed by the flower stigma, nicely contrasting with their red-pink stalks.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Canada - eastern, U.S. - northeast
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Fragrance, Perennial border, Waterside planting, Woodland margin (Caution: poisonous parts)
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Lobed, Compound
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Heavily veined
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Tripinnate
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Obovate, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate, Acute
Margins:
Dentate
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
White
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy, Persistent, Poisonous
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
