| Description | A cultivar of Culvers Root (Veronicastrum) with pink flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (ver-on-i-KAS-trum)(vir-JIN-ih-kum) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, medium not dry |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | soft pink to lilac blue spikes (racemes), borne on branched stems creating a candelabrum effect |
| Leaves | lance shaped leaves in whorls |
| Dimensions | 3-4 up to 5 feet tall, use in mid to back of border |
| Maintenance | may need stacking in a gardens, after bloom dead head and this will help eliminate some weight and the plant may stand up right |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Species plant is native to north America. |
| Misc Facts | "Genus name comes from the genus name Veronica (Christian legend claims Saint Veronica gave her veil to Christ to wipe his forehead while he was carrying the cross to Calvary) and astrum meaning star or incomplete resemblance." (#144) (AKA: Cutlers Root, Culvers Root Fascination |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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