Hillside Black Beauty Bugbane Clematis Support: Provide a trellis or

Support: Provide a trellis or similar structure early so new growth can climb and display the flowers cleanly

Container Friendly: Quickly fills spaces and keeps pots and boxes looking finished

broad mounded habit

tolerates clay and sandy loam

Foundation Planting: Mass along the house for a durable evergreen base layer that keeps beds looking finished in winter

Hillside Black Beauty Bugbane Clematis Support: Provide a trellis orHillside Black Beauty Bugbane (Cimicifuga ramosa 'Hillside Black Beauty') Hillside Black Beauty Bugbane is a dramatic shade perennial that brings deep, dark foliage and late season flowers to the places where summer color can feel limited. The finely cut leaves add rich contrast all season, making nearby greens look brighter and flowers look sharper. In late summer into fall, tall, fragrant flower spikes rise above the foliage and give the border a