Virginia Bunch Flower
Veratrum virginicum
Melanthiaceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived perennial
Native distribution
MI to TX, FL, & NY
Location
Source of plant
Seneca Hill Perennials
Description
A gorgeous and little-grown plant. It prefers deep rich soil, wet in spring and drying gradually through the summer (think bottomlands, near streams). Maturing after several years, it puts up tall branched spikes packed with waxy white flowers in late June.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5