Actaea japonica var japonica Silver Blush Hedychium The Cypripedium montanum parent passed

The Cypripedium montanum parent passed along both a slight fragrance as well as the multiple flowers per stalk trait

For full hardiness

which was confirmed a mere 15 years later in the 2016 Mt

The 4" long pointed evergreen leaves make a quick growing 1' wide clumping specimen in a rich woodland setting

Actaea japonica var japonica Silver Blush Hedychium The Cypripedium montanum parent passedActaea 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