Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album'- CULVERS ROOT 'ALBUM'
White-blooming form with shorter stems reaching 4 feet. An easy-to-grow architectural perennial with sturdy upright habitus, nice dark green leaves and spikes of white flowers.
It performs best in full sun and medium moist soil; it tolerates some shade but will turn towards the light. Provides a strong accent and good vertical height for borders, cottage gardens, pollinator gardens, rain gardens, wild gardens, and tall grass prairie gardens.
The best plant companions are these native perennials and their varieties: Agastache, Echinacea purpurea, Eupatorium fistulosum, Helenium, Helianthus, Heliopsis helianthoides, Ligularia, Monarda, Phlox paniculata, Rudbeckia fulgida, Rudbecia maxima, Sanquisorba canadensis,Thalictrum, Vernonia and grasses like Andropogon gerardii or Panicum virgatum.
For non-native perennial combinations, try Alchemilla mollis, Anemone x hupehensis, Bergenia, hardy Geraniums, Iris sibirica, Leucanthemum x superbum, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Sanquisorba, Sedum telephium, Thalictrum or non-native grasses Pennisetum alopecuroides and Molinia ‘Transparent‘ or Molinia ‘Skyscraper‘.
The common name honors early 18th century herbalist and physician, Dr. Culver , who promoted the use of the root as a laxative. Native Americans used the root for its properties as a laxative and emetic, as well as to treat typhus and bilious fever, chills, diarrhea, constipation and seizures.
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Blooming Time: June to August
Size: 4’ tall x 1.5’ wide, forms wider clumps with age
USDA Zones: 3 to 8
Culture: from full sun to half shade, adaptable to most soils though they must be medium moist only - acid, alkaline, chalky, clay, loam, fertile soil, neutral, sandy soils. Tolerates short droughts only.
Moisture Needs: medium, medium-moist
Origin: ‘Album’ is a seed line cultivar, probably of garden origin. The wild form of Veronicastrum virginicum is native to central and eastern parts of the USA in states from Maine to North Dakota and south to Florida. Native wildflower in Canada too. Indigenous to moist to mesic black soil prairies, sand prairies, openings and edges of woodlands, thickets, savannas, and swampy meadows along rivers and ditches. Prefers to grow in undisturbed areas.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes, offers nectar and pollen to short- and long-tongued bees like honeybees, bumblebees, Mason bees, Green Metallic bees, Masked bees, and others. Also Sphecid wasps, butterflies, moths, Syrphid flies and other non-pollinating insects.
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 4.25" x 5" deep pot (quart)
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album'- CULVERS ROOT 'ALBUM'
White-blooming form with shorter stems reaching 4 feet. An easy-to-grow architectural perennial with sturdy upright habitus, nice dark green leaves and spikes of white flowers.
It performs best in full sun and medium moist soil; it tolerates some shade but will turn towards the light. Provides a strong accent and good vertical height for borders, cottage gardens, pollinator gardens, rain gardens, wild gardens, and tall grass prairie gardens.
The best plant companions are these native perennials and their varieties: Agastache, Echinacea purpurea, Eupatorium fistulosum, Helenium, Helianthus, Heliopsis helianthoides, Ligularia, Monarda, Phlox paniculata, Rudbeckia fulgida, Rudbecia maxima, Sanquisorba canadensis,Thalictrum, Vernonia and grasses like Andropogon gerardii or Panicum virgatum.
For non-native perennial combinations, try Alchemilla mollis, Anemone x hupehensis, Bergenia, hardy Geraniums, Iris sibirica, Leucanthemum x superbum, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Sanquisorba, Sedum telephium, Thalictrum or non-native grasses Pennisetum alopecuroides and Molinia ‘Transparent‘ or Molinia ‘Skyscraper‘.
The common name honors early 18th century herbalist and physician, Dr. Culver , who promoted the use of the root as a laxative. Native Americans used the root for its properties as a laxative and emetic, as well as to treat typhus and bilious fever, chills, diarrhea, constipation and seizures.
Picture copyright : US Perennials nursery
Blooming Time: June to August
Size: 4’ tall x 1.5’ wide, forms wider clumps with age
USDA Zones: 3 to 8
Culture: from full sun to half shade, adaptable to most soils though they must be medium moist only - acid, alkaline, chalky, clay, loam, fertile soil, neutral, sandy soils. Tolerates short droughts only.
Moisture Needs: medium, medium-moist
Origin: ‘Album’ is a seed line cultivar, probably of garden origin. The wild form of Veronicastrum virginicum is native to central and eastern parts of the USA in states from Maine to North Dakota and south to Florida. Native wildflower in Canada too. Indigenous to moist to mesic black soil prairies, sand prairies, openings and edges of woodlands, thickets, savannas, and swampy meadows along rivers and ditches. Prefers to grow in undisturbed areas.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes, offers nectar and pollen to short- and long-tongued bees like honeybees, bumblebees, Mason bees, Green Metallic bees, Masked bees, and others. Also Sphecid wasps, butterflies, moths, Syrphid flies and other non-pollinating insects.
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 4.25" x 5" deep pot (quart)