PlantsShade & Groundcovers
White Baneberry
Actaea pachypoda
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
Doll’s eyes: white berries with a black pupil
ModerateShade & GroundcoversAlso Flowers
- Light
- Part shade–shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers May, white fruit late summer
- How it spreads
- Clump
- What to buy
- A container plant.
- When to plant
- Apr or Sep
In the design
Plant it where the white fruit can be seen in August, and where no one will taste it. The look is the point.
Handle with care
Berries and roots are poisonous.
