Newly emerging frilly bright green foliage mingles at the basal mound for stunning contrast. It has divided, dark purple, palmate leaves and pale pink bottle-brush flowers in September. The finely cut fern-like foliage of Cimicifuga Pink Spike makes a perfect backdrop for the late summer spires of fragrant flowers. Cimicifuga Pink Spike - Common name:Actaea, Bugbane - Honey-scented pale pink 5' spires tower above the bronze-purple foliage in late summer. Cimicifuga Common Name: Bugbane, Snakeroot. Plants prefer moist soil and semi-shade. Raspberry-pink in bud, opening to pale pink, the heavily scented flowers are packed in fluffy spikes along black waving stems.
These are scented and are loved by bees and butterflies
Long bottlebrush-like flowers are fragrant and form attractive seedpods. Will tolerate more sun if adequate moisture is supplied. Dramatic! Use … Large, upright perennial for late summer bloom. Striking all summer long, Actaea simplex 'Pink Spike' (Baneberry) is a beautiful perennial with chocolate-purple, finely divided foliage, enhanced by gracefully arching wands of fragrant pink flowers in late summer and fall. Details 'Pink Spike' is a cultivar which, at about 1.4m in height, is a little shorter than most.