Actaea japonica var japonica Silver Blush Hardy Palms and Cycads The leaves on this great

The leaves on this great vine emerge bright golden and retain their color when growing in sun

and these are the result of that cross

If you look closely enough

but it will first form a compact bush for 4-5 years until the central leader begins to develop

The edges of each leaf are heavily scalloped

Actaea japonica var japonica Silver Blush Hardy Palms and Cycads The leaves on this greatActaea japonica 'Silver Blush' is a large and vigorous, heat tolerant form of Japanese bugbane we obtained years earlier from plantsman Barry Yinger. The deciduous clump is composed of wiry stems connecting three deeply serrated leaflets, each of which can reach 1' across. Unlike most Cimicifuga japonica forms we've grown from other sources, the leaves on this form emerge silver, highlighted by green veins, before aging to light green. In September