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Beginner skill rating |
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0.5m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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1 hour care per year |
Botanical name: Veronicastrum virginicum 'Lavendelturm'
Other names: Culver's root 'Lavendelturm'
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Genus: Veronicastrum
Variety or cultivar: 'Lavendelturm' _ 'Lavendelturm' forms tall clumps of strong stems with whorled serrated leaves around the stem, topped with pale lavender flower spikes in summer.
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Lavendelturm' is: Deciduous
Flower: Pale-lavender in Summer
Foliage: Green, Bright-green in Summer
Habit: Spreading, Bushy, Branching, Arching
Plant with: Nicotiana sylvestris (Flowering tobacco), Verbascum chaixii 'Album' (White nettle-leaved mullein), Galtonia candicans (Summer hyacinth)
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Specific diseases: Leaf spot , Downy mildew , Powdery mildew
Pruning: Cut back after flowering or fruiting.. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Division. REGISTER to read more...
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Veronicastrum virginicum 'Lavendelturm' (Culver's root 'Lavendelturm') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Prairie planting, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Wildflower
Cultivation: Plant in cool, moist, moderately fertile soil, enriched with organic matter. Water thoroughly in dry weather.
| This plant likes... | Garden match | |
| Soil types: | Loamy, Clay |  |
| Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | |
| Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | |
| Light: | Partial Shade, Full Shade | |
| Aspect: | North, East, West | |
| Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | |
| Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | |
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Question from
The garden that I work in has several veronicastrum virginicum 'lav..'. They are 4 years old and have reached a height of 1.5m. They are now dead - brown and black. I have only just started work on this garden and thought i would leave the seed for the birds. What do i do? Do i cut them back/ Have they finished their life altogether? I have 1.5metres of dead plant.....
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