Veronicastrum (Pre-Stratified)
Veronicastrum (Pre-Stratified)
Veronicastrum virginicum f.albiflorum
Seeds per packet : 200
Award of Garden Merit (A.G.M) from RHS Award
Tall and stately plant with exquisite spikes of delicate white flowers. Widely used in English gardens and for good reason. It’s grand, hardy, easy care, looks great from bud to seed head and is great for cutting.
Common Name : Culver's Root
Family : Scrophulariaceae
Type : Perennial
Position : Full Sun
Soil requirements : Average/Moist
Height : 180cm
Spread : 60cm
Sowing method : Transplant
When to sow : Sow indoors spring or autumn
Depth : Surface sow, do not cover
Germination : 14-28 days
(If germination does not occur after 3-4 weeks cold stratify. Move seeds to a fridge, ideal temp. 4°C for 2-4 weeks, then return to warmth for germination.)
Ideal germination temperature : 20°C
Spacing : 40-60cm
Flowers : January - February
Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle to 8cm pots and grow on. Acclimatise and plant out after danger of frost has passed. Autumn sowings should be planted out the following spring.