Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Cupid’
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Cupid' is a Culver's root with architectural lilac-blue blooms on tall rigid stems.
Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Cupid’ is a Culver’s root with tall, rigid stems hosting dense, slender branched spikes of small, lilac-blue, candelabra-like flower spikes displayed above its rich, green foliage from summer to fall. A great back of the border, summer-flowering clumper that loves moist feet and good sun. Plants bulk up over time offering large columns of attractive foliage whorled at regular intervals along the stems. Becomes more drought tolerant with age. A Canadian native from Manitoba east to Nova Scotia and south to Florida. Popular with bees and butterflies. Deer resistant.
Common Name: Culver’s Root
Family: Plantaginaceae (The Plantain Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Blue
Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Moist to mesic black soil prairies, sand prairies, openings and edges of woodlands, thickets, savannas, and swampy meadows along rivers and ditches from Manitoba to Nova Scotia south to Florida and Louisiana.
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Geographical Origin: North America
