A Summer and Autumn Perennial: Metamorphosis of Cimifuga

I have Cimifuga, also known as bugbane or snakeroot, planted in part shade around a couple of my oak trees in the backyard and next to the fort. I have planted several different cultivars of this six-foot tall perennial so that I can enjoy their large, dramatic blooms from mid-summer to late autumn. In addition to their blooms, it is a great plant to enjoy watching over a period of months, as it changes...

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from green bud...

to white flower...

to green seedhead...

and finally, to dried seedhead.