Cimicifuga ramosa ‘Brunette’
Blooming Time
Exposure
Outstanding for its ferny texture of rich purple foliage and late summertime display of soft white, fragrant flowers, ‘Brunette’ snakeroot creates a rich inviting character to the landscape. Typically employed as a backdrop in shady border plantings, it may also be massed as a general ground cover or used as an edging to garden pathways. Companion planting is easy and ‘Brunette’ is best in organically enriched well drained soil with constant moisture.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Rose to Pink
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
4'
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
Ferny texture of rich purple foliage and late summertime display of soft white, fragrant flowers.
Landscape Value
Creates rich inviting character to the landscape often as a backdrop in shady border plantings, great mass planted as a ground cover and as an edging to garden pathways.
Care
Watering:
'Brunette' Snakeroot is moderately drought tolerant but benefits from occasional watering, to maintain soil in a moist but not wet condition, during the summer months.
Fertilizing:
'Brunette' Snakeroot is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
'Brunette' Snakeroot should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.