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Actaea japonica
Japanese bugbane is a perennial woodland plant from East Asia, grown for its tall spikes of white flowers that attract pollinators. Give it cool, moist, shaded soil and room to spread.
Actaea japonica, the Japanese bugbane, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae. It is native to central and southern China including Hainan, Jeju Island in South Korea, and central and southern Japan. A perennial, the Royal Horticultural Society considers it to be a good plant to attract pollinators.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
