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Veronicastrum virginicum | Culver’s root

Tall sturdy plants support dramatic spikes of white flowers that are highly attractive to a diversity of insects, including of bees, wasps, and red admiral butterflies. Blooming in mid-summer, Culver’s root is equally at home in formal perennial beds or in naturalized meadows. Some plants have pale pink flowers but these are generally perceived as white from a distance.

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Veronicastrum virginicum | Culver’s root

Tall sturdy plants support dramatic spikes of white flowers that are highly attractive to a diversity of insects, including of bees, wasps, and red admiral butterflies. Blooming in mid-summer, Culver’s root is equally at home in formal perennial beds or in naturalized meadows. Some plants have pale pink flowers but these are generally perceived as white from a distance.

Veronicastrum virginicum | Culver’s root

Tall sturdy plants support dramatic spikes of white flowers that are highly attractive to a diversity of insects, including of bees, wasps, and red admiral butterflies. Blooming in mid-summer, Culver’s root is equally at home in formal perennial beds or in naturalized meadows. Some plants have pale pink flowers but these are generally perceived as white from a distance.

HABIT

Height: 5’

Bloom Time: early to late summer

SITE CONDITIONS

Light: full sun, part shade

Soil: medium-wet, average, medium-dry

CULTIVATION TIPS

Establishment: easy from transplant, plants will persist in the garden but this species is not likely to spread

Deer Resistance: moderate

INTERACTIONS

Pollinator Support: high

Other: host plant for Buckeye butterfly

CONSERVATION

Native Range: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest

Seed Propagated: yes