Summary
A Mt. Cuba Center Plant Introduction. Misty Blue white baneberry provides a long season of interest with its white bottlebrush-shaped inflorescences, deeply cut compound leaves, and its clusters of white berries with brightly colored magenta pedicels in summer. This cultivar has the added benefit of bluish foliage that holds it color all season long. Misty Blue thrives in slightly acidic, moist, highly organic soil in filtered to part shade but it tolerates drier soils. Throughout the summer, this unusual native woodland plant adds interesting texture and character to the garden, particularly in shady spots. Actaea pachypoda is an excellent complement to Actaea racemosa, Phegopteris hexagonoptera, Trillium erectum, Thalictrum thalictroides, Lilium canadense, Caulophyllum thalictroides, and Carex plantaginea.
Misty Blue white baneberry was introduced by Mt. Cuba Center in 2009. This cultivar was slected for its unique and highly attractive soft, bluish-green foliage. It was discovered in a planting of typical green-leaved plants of unknown origin growing at Mt. Cuba Center.
More Details
- Plant Type
perennial - Sun/Shade Conditions
filtered-shade, partial-shade - Foliage Character
deciduous - Soil Moisture
average, moist - Flowering Period
mid-spring - Soil PH
acidic, adaptable - Flower Color
white - Summer Foliage Color
blue-green - Fall Foliage Color
green - Other Common Names
Misty Blue doll’s eyes - Fruit/Seed Color
white
Additional Information
USDA Plants Database, Wildflowers of the Southeastern U.S., Ontario Wildflowers, Flora of North America