Spring Dew culver’s root
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Spring Dew'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Size3 to 4 feet tallup to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Spring Dew' culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum 'Spring Dew') is a perennial for cut flowers, pollinator gardens, rain gardens, and meadows. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows 36 to 48 inches tall with an erect habit and white blooms. Deer tend to browse other plants first. Butterflies and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Spotted joe-pye weed, Goldsturm black-eyed Susan, and Foxtail barley.