spotted water hemlock
Cicuta maculata
USDA zones3 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
Sizeup to 5 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Spotted water hemlock (Cicuta maculata) is a perennial for pollinator gardens, meadows, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and moist to wet, sandy or loamy soil. Small white flowers form loose, dome-shaped clusters, and bees and butterflies visit them. The sturdy stem has magenta streaks. It is not related to true hemlock, but to poison hemlock.
Pairs well with Smooth aster, American mountain mint, and Indian grass.
Native range
AK, AL, AR, AZ, and 49 more places. See all 53
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY; NB, NS, ON, and PE.