Actaea Simplex Pink Spike

I like brown foliage plants, Actaea is a favourite.

Not really brown more purple

What ever, it contrasts well with the Camellia, colour, form and shininess.

Oh how I wish I could get this to grow.......

Dotty why would it not,
grows here in half shade and sun, and divisions seem happy in containers, bought it years ago from Forde Abbey.
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We have three, and they were all in part shade, died down to nothing, they have been put in pots now, the roots were fine! I can only think too dry or too wet? they were really good plants when we bought them.....so I cannot blame the plants!!

Dotty
They will probably recover, I have had them die back prematurely from being dry at the roots they grew again in the following spring.

Oh I do hope so, I love these plants, especially the perfume.....

yes they are lovely and the scent is strangely pleasant