Veronicastrum virginicum 'Apollo'

Also Known As

Culver's Root

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 3'-4'
W: 2'-3'

planting zones

4a-6b

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Veronicastrum virginicum 'Apollo' plant details

Veronicastrum virginicum 'Apollo' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In summer blue and lavender flowers emerge. Attracts butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture water. Does well in rich soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Veronicastrum virginicum 'Apollo'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: plantaginaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 3 FT - 4 FT - tall
Flowers: blue and lavender blooms in summer
Uses: serrated leaves

GROWING CONDITIONS for Veronicastrum virginicum 'Apollo'

USDA Zones: 4a - 6b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture

Soil needs: rich

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Veronicastrum virginicum 'Apollo' is a lovely, tall, back of the border, late-flowering clumper that loves moist feet and good sun. The elegant flowers look like lavender-purple candelabras in the garden. Plants bulk up with time offering large clumps of lavender spires and attractive foliage whorled at regular intervals along the stems. Becomes more drought tolerant with age. A Canadian native from Manitoba east to Nova Scotia and south to Florida. Popular with bees and butterflies. Deer resistant.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

It's amazing what plant breeders (and selection) have done to spice up a somewhat plain-Jane plant! They've added brighter color, making this a beautiful vertical accent for perennial or shrub borders, native plant and rain gardens. Flower spikes can reach up to 40".

By: Deer Country Gardens

Apollo's leafy stems taper delicately into foot-long lilac racemes tipped with vivid green buds, which bend and curve, adding a playful air to its imposing carriage. Display this graceful Veronicastrum with Angelica archangelica's rounded umbels, and the rosy plumes of Miscanthus 'Nippon'.

By: Digging Dog Nursery

An American native, this form of Culver's Root resemble a tall elegant Veronica, with leafy 3-4' stems tapering into long lilac-blue racemes tipped with vivid green buds, which bend and curve. It blooms in mid-late summer, and attracts beneficial insects and butterflies by the gazilllions!