Actaea 'Chocoholic' (Cimicifuga, Baneberry, Snakeroot)

 Actaea 'Chocoholic'
A shorter snakeroot providing brilliant texture and contrast with rich purple-black foliage and pale bottle brush flowers from midsummer to fall. A great addition to a woodland garden, cottage gardens and naturalized areas. Foliage provides and interesting contrast to green foliage and flowers stand dramatically over the fern like foliage. Adds height and late summer blooms. Performs best in fertile, moist soil that drains well. Deer and rabbit resistant.  Part to full shade. 2-3', Zones 4-8