A stunning addition to the shade garden actaea simplex 39black negligee39 produces black45purple architectural foliage and tall plumes of fragrant white flowers highly attractive to bees this elegant bugbane bursts into flower in early autumn gracing the garden with a delicate jasmine45like scent formerly included within cimicifuga try growing this hardy perennial in woodland gardens or shady herbaceous borders where it will happily tolerate clay soils height 12m 40439