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plant | Veronicastrum virginicum 'Challenger' |
common_name | Challenger Culver's Root |
plant_type | Forb |
bloom_range | Jul 8th to Aug 12th |
bloomed | Hasn't Bloomed Yet in 2024 |
quantity | 54.00 |
beds | B Beds |
legend_id |
umid | 87 |
botanical_name | Veronicastrum virginicum 'Challenger' |
common_name | Challenger Culver's Root |
plant_type | flowering herbaceous perennial |
fol_persis | deciduous |
nativity | Great Lakes native |
hardiness | 3 to 8 |
typical_height_ft | 3-4' |
typical_width_ft | 2-3' |
light_type | full sun, part shade or moderate shade |
details_on_light_needs | Prefers full sun |
soil_type | clay, loam |
soil_preference | |
soil_moisture | moist to wet |
details_on_soil_moisture_needs | Prefers moist, well-drained |
drought_tol | not drought tolerance |
deer_tol | high tolerance (also called deer resistant) |
salt_tol | |
heat_tol | heat |
plant_form | erect or upright |
foliage_color | dark green, medium green |
fall_color | yellow, yellow-brown |
bloom_time | August, July, September |
bloom_color | pink, white |
fruit_type | seed |
fruit_color | brown |
winter_form | architectural, seed head |
eco_value | bee, butterfly |
combines_well_with | Ornamental grasses, Coneflowers, Walker's Low Nepeta |
notes | Limited nursery availability. Shorter than straight native and has pink flowers (versus white). |
citation1 | https://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/pbrpov/cropreport/cul/app00009864e.shtml |
citation2 | https://www.futureplants.com/perennial-varieties/veronicastrum/veronicastrum-virginicum-challenger |
citation3 | https://www.shootgardening.co.uk/plant/veronicastrum-virginicum-challenger |
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