This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.

• Position: partial shade
• Soil: moist, fertile, humus-rich soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: September to October
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Attractively divided near-black foliage forms a soft clump, above which bottlebrush-like flowerspikes are jettisoned in late summer and early autumn. A showy shade-loving plant that will help extend the interest well into autumn, this baneberry lends itself well to more naturalised planting schemes where it will help attract bees and other pollinating insects.
  
  
• Garden care: Support the foliage using ring stakes well before the flowers appear. Lift and divide congested colonies in late autumn or early spring.