Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album'
Culver's root 'Album'
An upright perennial to 1.2m tall, with whorls of lance-shaped, deep green, toothed leaves and dense, slender, branched spikes of small white flowers in summer and early autumn
Synonyms
Veronica virginica 'Alba'Veronicastrum 'Alba'
see moreVeronicastrum virginicum album
Veronicastrum virginicum f. albiflorum
Veronicastrum virginicum var. album
Veronica virginica var. alba
Veronica virginiana var. alba
Size
Ultimate height
1–1.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.5–1 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | White | Green | ||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Full shade
- Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H7Botanical details
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Columnar upright, Bushy
- Genus
Veronicastrum are tall herbaceous perennials with erect stems bearing narrow leaves in whorls, and long terminal racemes of small flowers in summer
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist soil in full sun or partial shade
Propagation
Propagate by division in spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Wildlife gardens
- Low Maintenance
Pruning
Remove flower spikes as they fade You can delay or stagger flowering using the Chelsea chop technique
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids
Diseases
May be susceptible to a downy mildew, powdery mildews and a leaf spot
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