Actaea Atropurpurea | 25 pcs
Short description
This item ships in the Spring
- Quality bulbs and garden products since 1925
- Trusted supplier of your gardening journey
Actaea Atropurpurea | 25 pcs
Short description
This item ships in the Spring
- Quality bulbs and garden products since 1925
- Trusted supplier of your gardening journey

Actaea 'Atropurpurea' is a stunning addition to any shade garden, offering dramatic burgundy-purple foliage and elegant white blooms that create a striking contrast in woodland settings. Also known as Black Bugbane or Black Cohosh, this perennial makes a bold architectural statement with its tall flower spikes and rich, dark leaves. Perfect for professional landscapers seeking distinctive plants for client projects requiring shade-tolerant specimens.
Dramatic Elegance for Shade Gardens
The Actaea 'Atropurpurea' delivers exceptional value for landscape professionals with its combination of ornamental features and reliable performance. This premium perennial offers:
- Deep burgundy to purple-black foliage that provides year-round visual interest
- Tall, arching spikes of fragrant creamy-white flowers reaching 4-6 feet in height
- Excellent pollinator attraction, bringing beneficial insects to garden spaces
- Low-maintenance requirements once established in suitable conditions
- Long-lasting presence in the landscape with proper care
- Dramatic vertical element for design compositions in shaded areas
- Unique color contrast that adds depth and sophistication to planting schemes
The dark foliage creates a perfect backdrop for brighter perennials, while the late-season blooms extend garden interest when many other plants have finished flowering.
Planting and Growing Information
Plant Actaea 'Atropurpurea' in partial to full shade locations with rich, consistently moist soil. This versatile perennial thrives in USDA zones 3-9, making it suitable for projects across most of the continental United States. Space plants 2-3 feet apart to accommodate their mature spread. Flowering occurs from late summer through early fall, with the impressive 5-foot flower spikes creating dramatic vertical interest. The foliage emerges in spring and maintains its deep coloration throughout the growing season.
Professional Landscape Solutions
Enhance your landscape designs with wholesale quantities of Actaea 'Atropurpurea' for commercial and residential projects. Available in convenient packages of 25 bare root plants, this premium perennial is ideal for woodland gardens, naturalized areas, and shaded borders. As a trusted supplier since 1925, DeVroomen provides landscape professionals with superior quality plants that ensure project success. Order online through our wholesale portal to secure these distinctive perennials for your upcoming landscape installations. Remember that our products are available exclusively to qualified trade customers.
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EAN code3480
- CatalogWholesale Growers
- Singular UnitBare Root
- Bloom Height66” / 165 cm
- Light RequirementsShade, Sun
- Bloom TimeLate Summer to Early Fall
- SizeI
- Packaged in25
- Zone3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- UsesFragrant
- Shipping Time FrameSpring