Dee's Gardens
Common Name
Black Snakeroot
Botanical Name
Cimicifuga ramosa 'James Compton'
Zones
4,5,6,7,8
Light
Requirements
Part Shade, Shade
Water Needs
Average and consistent
Soil
Average and organically enriched
Height
36"
Spread
18-24"
Critter Resistance
Deer, Rabbit
Other
 Performs best in part shade.  Takes a few
years to get established and reach there
dark foliage maturity but worth the wait.
Plant Size
3" Pot
 
 
   
Cimicifuga r. 'James Compton' is a
short Snakeroot that only gets 3 feet
tall.  It is a wonderful accent plant that
goes well with other variegated or
yellow foliage plants.  The new leaves
are green and by the second season
they deepen to a dark purple-black.  In
late summer fragrant white flowers
tinged with pink appear on tall spikes.  
Snakeroot