Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album'

RHS Plant Profile

Culver's root 'Album'

Synonyms

Veronica virginica 'Alba'
Veronicastrum 'Alba'
Veronicastrum virginicum f. albiflorum
Veronicastrum virginicum album
Veronicastrum virginicum var. album
Veronica virginica var. alba
Veronica virginiana var. alba

Herbaceous Perennial

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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

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Clay, Loam

Max Height

1-1.5 metres

Max Spread

0.5-1 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 2–5 years
Max Spread: 0.5-1 metres
Max Height: 1-1.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Clay Loam

Moisture: Moist but well–drained
pH: Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun Partial shade

Aspect: East–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure: Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H7

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Plantaginaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: 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 downy mildews, powdery mildews and a leaf spot