Plant Name:  Actaea rubra Common name:  Red Baneberry Plant type:  Perennial Herb Height: 1.3’ – 2.6’ Spread: 1′ Bloom Time:  Spring-Summer Flower Color:  White Exposure: Part to Full Shade Soil Requirements:  Tolerates variety of garden soils with moisture. Water Needs: Low to High Attributes:  Deer Resistant; Shade Garden Plant with Red Berries NOTE:   Berries are POISONOUS, but not to birds.  Plants don’t flower until third year. Uses:  Bank Stabilization, Shade Gardens, Native Gardens Native to: North America Oregon Native:  YES USDA Hardiness Zone:  3-8 Report submitted by:  Viki Ashford Photo by: Julie Makin, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center