| Description | Siberian Culver's Root is a tall medium spreading plant for the full sun moist areas of the garden. |
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| Pronunciation | (ver-on-i-KAS-trum) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | (3)4-8(9B) |
| Sunlight | full to part sun |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | lilac blue spikes |
| Leaves | multiple branching, whorled leaves that can take on a maroon cast |
| Dimensions | 4-7 feet depending on the moisture, space 2 feet on center. |
| Maintenance | can be cut back after flowering |
| Propagation | seeds, division |
| Native Site | Grassy slopes and thickets in China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia and Russia (Siberia) (#144) |
| Misc Facts | Veronicastrum 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. Sibericum is in reference to this plant being in part native to Siberia. (#144) V. sibericum is the Russia counter part to the native V. virginicum. |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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