#culver'sroot

Plant of the Day

Saturday 24 July 2021

In the herbaceous borders at Waterperry Garden, Oxfordshire, the upright clumps of Veronicastrum virginicum 'Lavendelturm' (Culver's root) were covered in spires of small, soft lilac flowers. The lower part of the stems have whorls of long, pointed leaves. These plants need constant moisture and wilt quickly in dry soil conditions.

Plant of the Day

Thursday 1 August 2019

Creating a great plant association as they flowered next to each other were Veronicastrum virginicum 'Lavendelturm' (culver's root) and Phlox paniculata 'Blue Evening'. The flowers have a very different shape, texture and intensity of colour. The Veronicastrum virginicum 'Lavendelturm' is a tall herbaceous perennial reaching up to 2m, whilst Phlox paniculata 'Blue Evening' is an upright grower reaching nearly 1m. The Phlox flowers are fragrant and appear bluer in evening light.

Plant of the Day

Friday 27 July 2018

Providing a supply of nectar for the bees in July is Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Fascination' (Culver's root). This upright herbaceous perennial grows up to 1.2m tall, with whorls of leaves and spikes of small light violet-pink flowers which are often fasciated. On the free draining sandy soil of the Royal Horticultural Society Garden Wisley, UK, in the hot summer these plants are being irrigated as they thrive in humus-rich, moist soil in full sun or partial shade.