Home / Guides / Plant Files / Plantaginaceae

Veronicastrum, Culver's Root, Blackroot, Bowman's Root 'Alboroseum'

Veronicastrumvirginicum

Upload Image Print Article

Genus

Veronicastrum (ver-on-ee-KAS-trum)

Info

Species

virginicum (vir-JIN-ih-kum)

Info

Synonym

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Sun to Partial Shade

Foliage

Herbaceous

Height

4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Spacing

18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Hardiness

USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)

USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)

USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)

USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)

USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)

USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)

USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)

USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)

Danger

N/A

Bloom Color

Medium Purple

White/Near White

Bloom Time

Mid Summer

Late Summer/Early Fall

Other Details

Gardener's Notes:

Post Comment

positive

neutral

negative

Sort By:

Post Comment

Sort By:

coriaceous

ROSLINDALE, MA | April 2016 | positive

A tall, beautifully architectural perennial. May need staking. Does not need deadheading.

The flower color is a pink-tinte...Read More

Popular Plants

SEE ALL

Featured

BUG FILES

Pink-spotted Hawkmoth

(Agrius cingulata)

BIRD FILES

Hoary-headed Grebe

(Poliocephalus poliocephalus)