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Virginia Bunch Flower

Veratrum virginicum
Melanthiaceae

Growth Habit

Herbaceous

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.

Source of plant

Seneca Hill Perennials

USDA Hardiness Zone

5