Actaea pachypoda
Also called Doll's Eyes
More About Actaea pachypoda
- Jagged green leaves on strong, reddish stems
- Clusters of fragrant white flowers
- After flowering, tiny white berries appear
- Great plant for the woodland landscape
- Bloom Time: Late spring
Interesting Notes:
Native to Ontario and much of eastern North America.
The white berries have a single, black dot which resembles an old-fashioned, china-doll-like eye. Because the foliage is toxic, it is resistant to most mammalian herbivores, however, it is harmless to birds, its main seed distributor.
Zone:
4Height:
60-90 cmSpread:
60-90 cmColour:
WhiteWhite Baneberry Growing and Maintenance Tips
Baneberry should be grown in dappled to partial shade, in a rich, organic, moist soil. Can be grown in sunnier locations if the roots are kept cool and have adequate water.
Actaea pachypoda Characteristics

Full Sun

Partial Sun/Shade

Full Shade

Deer Resistant

Rabbit Resistant

Poisonous

Native to Ontario
Soil Moisture
Moist to AverageMoist to Wet Soils
Growth Rate
SlowMedium
Attributes
BerriesFlowering Time
Lt. Spr-SumFoliage Color
GreenLandscape uses
NaturalizingWoodland/woods edge
Suitable Substitutions for Actaea pachypoda

Actaea rubra
Red Baneberry

Cimicifuga racemosa
Black Snakeroot

Caulophyllum thalictroides
Blue Cohosh
