Phytolacca americana var. americana - Pokeweed swamp Common names: Silky Dogwood

Common names: Silky Dogwood

and Kyushu in Japan and the Kuril Islands

the leaves

Might prefer calcareous soil

They also work well in the front of a shady border or in a shady rock garden with other diminutive partners such as Carex rosea

Phytolacca americana var. americana - Pokeweed swamp Common names: Silky DogwoodSizes available: TBD, coming in 2026 Basics: zones 4 8, 4 10' x 2 3', full sun to part shade, greenish white flowers ripening to almost black berries attached to a dangling raceme by pink pedicels, blooms spring into fall and the blooms and berries can be present simultaneously, medium water use, not too nutritious a soil is preferred. Common names: Pokeweed, American Pokeweed, Common Pokeweed, Garnet Pidgeon Berry, Poke, Pokeberry, Polk Salad, Poke