Actaea japonica var japonica Silver Blush Hardy Palms and Cycads 2' wide clump is topped

2' wide clump is topped with violet flowers on 2' tall scapes

If you look closely enough

but it will first form a compact bush for 4-5 years until the central leader begins to develop

Spreading types can be dug and individual rhizomes replanted to expand the display

Actaea japonica var japonica Silver Blush Hardy Palms and Cycads 2' wide clump is toppedActaea japonica 'Silver Blush' is a large and vigorous, heat tolerant form of Japanese bugbane we obtained years earlier from plantsman Barry Yinger. The deciduous clump is composed of wiry stems connecting three deeply serrated leaflets, each of which can reach 1' across. Unlike most Cimicifuga japonica forms we've grown from other sources, the leaves on this form emerge silver, highlighted by green veins, before aging to light green. In September