Veronicastrum virginicum, Culvers Root, Quart pot

Veronicastrum virginicum, Culvers Root

FS-Full Shade, Zone 3, blooms June-August, 5’ x 2-3’, wet to medium dry, deer and rabbit resistant.

Culver's Root can offer a strong upright accent to any perennial garden or prairie/savanna. It's an elegant unbranched plant, reaching heights of 5' with candelabra-like spikes of white flowers that open from the bottom up mid-summer. The small white flowers densely packed together can sometimes take on a purple hue; the contrast of these flowers against the dark green foliage is stunning. Its foliage are whorled-type leaves set in tiers, a perfect setting for the flower blooms. Veronicastrum virginicum prefers partly sunny wet sites or gardens with moist rich acidic soil. Plants tolerate some shade but will flop is shade is too dense. This species will adapt to sandy, loamy or clay soils and brief periods of drought.

Attracts many species of long-tongued and short-tongued bees, beneficial wasps, soldier beetles, Syrphid flies, butterflies and moths. Host for Buckeye Butterfly and Culvers Root Moth.