
Culver's Root
- Botanical Name
- Veronicastrum virginicum
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 3 to 6 feet
- Width
- 2 to 4 feet
- Flowers
- Summer: spikes of densely packed white to pale blue tubular flowers, candelabra-like
- Light
- Full to part sun
- Soil
- Moist to wet, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Flower stems may need support when grown in too much shade
- Plant required consistent moisture
- Deadheaded can extend bloom time
- Attactive to many butterflies, moths, bees and other beneficial insects
- This native can be found growing in moist meadows and prairies
- Varieties
- Apollo - lavender flowers, up to 60 inches tall
- Fascination - lavender flowers, up to 60 inches tall
- Pink Glow - pale pink flowers, up to 48 inches tall
- Lavendelturm - lavender flowers, up to 60 inches tall
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