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Summer
Culver's Root
Veronicastrum virginicum
Family: Plantaginaceae
Green & Freshfaintclean
SeasonSummer
OriginEastern North America
IntensityVery Faint
LifespanPerennial
About This Flower
Green & Fresh · Summer bloomer
Culver's root produces elegant tapering spires of tiny white or pale lavender flowers in late summer, its whorled leaves and architectural form making it a structurally essential plant in prairie-style planting.
Symbolism & Meaning
grace, fidelity
In the Victorian language of flowers, culver's root means “Grace”.
Habitat & Environment
Eastern North America
Culver's Root is native to Eastern North America.
Quick Reference
- Scientific NameVeronicastrum virginicum
- FamilyPlantaginaceae
- Native ToEastern North America
- Bloom SeasonSummer
- LifespanPerennial
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