What is it? Culver’s Root, also known as Veronicastrum virginicum, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family.
Native to where? It is native to the eastern United States and south-eastern Canada.
Hardiness Zone: Plants are hardy from USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 8.
What does it look like? It is an erect herbaceous perennial with tall unbranched stems and slender stalks topped with elegant spires of flowers of white or occasionally pink or purple flowers.
Bloom Time: Plants bloom in July and August.
Growth Habit: Mature plants can reach heights of 6 feet tall, and form a large clump with multiple stems.
Growing Conditions: Culver’s Root prefers full sun or light shade and tolerates a wide range of soils: clay, loam, and sand.
Environmental Benefits: Butterflies and numerous solitary bees such as sweat bees, carpenter bees and bumble bees will visit.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronicastrum_virginicum
https://www.prairienursery.com/culver-s-root-veronicastrum-virginicum.html
Image Source:
By Crazytwoknobs - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4495060
Culver's Root
Plant Pickup Day is Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 531 11th St., corner of 11th Street and Elizabeth Street in Baraboo, from 9 am to 2 pm.
Last year, some of the plant varieties purchased in the online sale were backordered from the nursery due to weather-related setbacks in their greenhouses. We received those varieties about a month later and we then distributed them to those who were waiting.
While we hope this will not be an issue again this year, there is that possibility. As all of us who garden know, there is no guarantee that plants or weather will cooperate with our plans. If we run into this issue again, our plan is to make sure you get your plants as soon as they are ready from our supplier. Thanks in advance for your understanding!