Lovely foliage but mine isn't more than a foot tall after a few years. Might be in too much shade; there has also been some suspected dee...Read Morer nibbling despite alleged deer resistance. I'm going to move it to where it gets some sun and will spray deer repellent regularly.
I grow the "Black Cohosh" in my shade garden in Roanoke, VA. It does very well and has beautiful blooms. A friend gave me mine and she sa...Read Moreid it grew wild in the woods near her.
I planted 6 black cohosh roots / bulbs this spring. Only 3 came up, and since May they have only grown to about 10 inches. The soil is go...Read Moreod and there in mostly shade and moist. The P.H. Is just above 5.5, and I use a liquid fertilizer every two weeks.
I understand that there supposed to grow as much as 2 feet a month. Everything els growing in this garden is doing great.
What am I doing wrong?
I LOVE this plant but I have had trouble with it. The first year, it was okay until Sept-Oct. Went out and the plant was totally gone....Read More...couldn't see a single stem. My neighbor actually suggested that someone took it. I just chalked it up. But the next spring, there it was, growing and looking good. Did well. This year, it started out strong, ...and again, overnight, parts of it are drooping, stems seem bent and broken, and leaves are dry and/or soggy. Had to cut away 50 percent of plant and am hoping it makes it. Help!
Tell me it's not chipmonks.
In the Baltimore, Maryland area, this plant produces a lot of viable seed which has self-sowed in our garden. The offspring's leaves are...Read More not as dark purple as the parent, but, still, the leaves do have an interesting "smoky" tinge to the leaves. With its unique, sweet fragrance that carries far into the garden, this is a plant well worth winter sowing.
This plant survived the winter, but it was a little slow to appear (well, slow by my impatient standards) this spring. It's up now. It ...Read Morewas truly beautiful when I planted it last fall.
St. John's, NL (Zone 5b) | December 2004 | positive
This new selection is even blacker than 'Brunette'. Otherwise, everything else about the plant is the same as for C. ramosa. More sun w...Read Moreill keep the foliage darker. More moisture will make the plant reach 6 feet plus.
Lovely foliage but mine isn't more than a foot tall after a few years. Might be in too much shade; there has also been some suspected dee...Read More
I grow the "Black Cohosh" in my shade garden in Roanoke, VA. It does very well and has beautiful blooms. A friend gave me mine and she sa...Read More
I planted 6 black cohosh roots / bulbs this spring. Only 3 came up, and since May they have only grown to about 10 inches. The soil is go...Read More
I LOVE this plant but I have had trouble with it. The first year, it was okay until Sept-Oct. Went out and the plant was totally gone....Read More
In the Baltimore, Maryland area, this plant produces a lot of viable seed which has self-sowed in our garden. The offspring's leaves are...Read More
This plant survived the winter, but it was a little slow to appear (well, slow by my impatient standards) this spring. It's up now. It ...Read More
This new selection is even blacker than 'Brunette'. Otherwise, everything else about the plant is the same as for C. ramosa. More sun w...Read More
The foliage is absolutely beautiful .. no afternoon sun on it however...the flowers in September are intoxicatingly fragrant.