Re: cimicifuga (aka black snakeroot)

Melody,
As Marge mentioned, cimicifugas have been transferred to the genus Actaea.  It
can get confusing.  But if you really want to be confused, Black Snakeroot is
only one of the common names used by this plant.  Depending on who you are
talking to, it is called:

Black Cohosh
Black Snakeroot
Bugbane
Bugwort
Carrion Flower
Carrion Plume
Rattletop
Stink Feather
Feather Wands
Fairy Wands
Deerweed
Rattleroot
Rattleweed
Squaw Root
Swan's Neck
Virginia Snakeroot
Summer Rockets

You'll note a few references to unpleasant smells and bugs in these common
names.  Lore: If the foul odor (C. racemosa only) and the name "Bugbane"
doesn't give you a clue that this plant has been used as an insect repellent,
consider the fact that Cimicifuga is Latin for "bug repellent".

Kitty


On Thu, 16 Jan 2003 03:58:15 -0500 CBRIAN <CBRIAN@ATTCANADA.CA> wrote:

> "unpleasantly scented" flowers...Does anyone
> grow 
> this plant and/or know much about it? Just how
> unpleasantly scented is 
> it?"Balderdash" 
>  
> I  have several clumps of the stately 
> Cimicifuga simplex 'Atropurpurea' -not just
> because of their dramatic purple 
> foliage, -not just for their sturdy stems, not
> just for their hardiness, -not 
> just because of their tall, long lasting creamy
> bottlebrush flowers, -not 
> just  for their late summer and 
> fall  bloom period .....but mostly 
> because of  their exquisite heavenly
> fragrance.
>  
> All that they require up here up here is a good
> 
> humus soil with adequate moisture and  a
> part shade location.
>  
> Brian Carson Zn4
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: 
>   <A href="m*@excite.com"
> title=mhobertm@excite.com>Melody</A> 
>   
>   To: <A 
>  
> href="A*@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM"
> 
>  
> titleS_GARDENING@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM>AHS_GARDENING@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM</A>
> 
>   
>   Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 12:46 
>   AM
>   Subject: cimicifuga (aka black 
>   snakeroot)
>   Dear all: Came across a wonderful picture of
> a plant called 
>   cimicifuga...it is a cultivar with beautiful
> burgundy foliagethat I thought 
>   would make a wonderful addition to my shade
> garden. When I went to look it up 
>   in my AHS plant guide, it said it has Melody,
> IA (Z 
> 5/ 

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