Veronicastrum virginicum Album
Veronicastrum virginicum Album
Veronicastrum virginicum Album
Veronicastrum virginicum Album
Veronicastrum virginicum Album
Veronicastrum virginicum Album
Veronicastrum virginicum Album
Veronicastrum virginicum var. album
Culver's root, Virginia Speedwell, Bowman's Root
Perfect with pretty flowers already this year.
Marina, 15/09/2025
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Description
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album', also known as White Virginian Speedwell, is a tall perennial plant with dark green foliage and a very upright structure. It offers a long summer flowering in long, delicate spikes with a fluffy appearance, adorned with small white tubular flowers. Not invasive and easy to grow, this highly architectural plant is perfect at the back of borders, to delicately accompany other perennials with more vibrant blooms and light-coloured foliage. It favours moist to wet soils.
Veronicastrum virginicum is a plant from the Plantaginaceae family. It is native to meadows, riverbanks, ponds, ditches, and flood meadows in the eastern United States, from western Manitoba, Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and southern Texas to states along the Atlantic coast. This tall perennial produces an unbranched leafy stem 1.2 to 1.5m (4 to 5ft) high, sometimes more in rich soil. The stems divide at the top into thin, long spikes carrying a myriad of pure white flowers. The flowering period extends from July to September, crowning the plant with thin spikes about 20cm (8in) long, composed of melliferous and nectariferous small flowers. The foliage is deciduous, consisting of compound and whorled leaves. The lanceolate, rough, and toothed leaflets are arranged in a star shape around the stem. Their colour is a shiny dark green. This plant does not like to be disturbed and expands over time, forming beautiful, very slender clumps.
They are hardy plants but take time to establish. It takes 2 to 3 years of cultivation for them to become truly majestic and withstand "overcrowded" neighbours. After that, the clumps continue to grow slowly but never become invasive. Watch them carefully for 2 years, and they will remain faithful to you for 20 years. Very easy to grow in moist soil, 'Album' pairs well with a multitude of plants and creates beautiful summer compositions. Along the edges of a pond, it pairs well with Joe-Pye Weed, Purple Loosestrife, Queen of the Prairie, and Marsh Spurge. In a wilder style, at the back of a border, this imposing perennial forms a successful association with tall grasses such as Maiden Grass, Switchgrass, and Feather Grass.
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Botanical data
Veronicastrum
virginicum
var. album
Plantaginaceae
Culver's root, Virginia Speedwell, Bowman's Root
North America
Planting and care
It thrives in partial shade, or in full sun if the soil is moist. It thrives in any damp and fertile soil that remains moist in summer, even on the edge of a pond. Avoid planting these tall plants in a location exposed to strong winds. In our garden, we grow them along the stream bank alongside Vernonia, Artemisia latifolia, and astilbes, etc.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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