Re: Re: cimicifuga (aka black snakeroot)

Kitty.
are you surrounded with tomes ,,,or just know lots of Internet secrets???/
Your repertoire is just amazing!
SAinSA
----- Original Message -----
From: Kitty <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
To: American Horticultural Society's Gardening List
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Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 1:12 PM
Subject: [CHAT] 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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