General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 3 - 5 feet
Plant Spread: 15 - 36 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Other Beneficial Insects
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Various insects
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Other: RHS Plants for Pollinators

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Common names
  • Culver's Root
  • Bowman's Root
  • Black Root

Photo Gallery
Location: in my friend's garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 06-09-2020
Culver's Root (Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album')
Location: Victoria, BC
Date: 2021-08-10
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-08-05
Location: In my garden in Oklahoma City, OK
Date: 2022-06-09
Culver's Root
Location: In my garden in Oklahoma City, OK
Date: 2019-06-07
Culver's Root
Location: Victoria, BC
Date: 2018-07-26
Location: in my friend's garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 06-09-2020
Culver's Root (Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album')
Location: In my garden in Oklahoma City, OK
Date: 2019-06-07
Culver's Root
Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2018-06-15
Location: in my friend's garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 06-09-2020
Culver's Root (Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album')
Location: in my friend's garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 06-09-2020
Culver's Root (Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album')
Location: In my garden in Oklahoma City, OK
Date: 2020-06-07
Culver's  Root bloom spikes
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2007-08-12
Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2018-06-15
Location: in my friend's garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 06-09-2020
Culver's Root (Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album')
Location: Victoria, BC
Date: 2019-07-24

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
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