Veratrum consists of herbaceous perennials that develop rhizomes and feature upright stems. The leaves are arranged alternately, with a pleated texture and an ovate to elliptic shape. In summer, these plants produce dense, branching clusters of small, star-like flowers.

Veratrum

Veratrum album is a herbaceous perennial that forms rhizomes and typically reaches heights of 1.8 to 2 meters. It features 10 to 12 basal leaves that are pleated and range from oblong to elliptical in shape, measuring up to 30 centimeters in length and 15 centimeters in width. The plant produces an upright stem with only a few leaves along its length. In early to mid-summer, it bears branched clusters of star-shaped flowers, which can be pale green or white, each measuring between 1.5 and 2.5 centimeters in diameter.

Veratrum album

Veratrum album 'Auvergne White'

Veratrum album 'Jasper'

This rhizomatous perennial features wide, ovate basal leaves that have a pleated texture and slightly hairy undersides. In early to midsummer, it sends up upright flower stems that can reach heights of 2.5 meters, bearing drooping branches densely packed with small, pale green flowers.

Veratrum album 'Lorna's Green'

Veratrum album subsp. album

Veratrum album subsp. lobelianum

This perennial forms clumps and reaches heights of approximately 1.5 meters. It features robust stems topped with wide, pleated leaves that can grow up to 20 centimeters in length. During the summer months, it produces spikes adorned with small greenish-yellow flowers.

Veratrum album var. flavum

Veratrum album var. flavum 'Primrose Warburg'

Veratrum album var. oxysepalum

Veratrum californicum is a tall, rhizomatous perennial that reaches heights of up to 2.5 meters. It features wide, pleated leaves that are bright green on the surface and have a hairy texture on the underside. During the summer months, it bears branching flower stems adorned with small, star-like flowers that are green and creamy white in color.

Veratrum californicum

Veratrum californicum compact

Veratrum californicum var. caudatum is a herbaceous perennial that develops at a slow pace, characterized by its wide, pleated foliage. The flowering stalk can attain a height of 2 meters, featuring short branches on its lower section. In mid to late summer, it produces clusters of greenish-white, star-like blooms.

Veratrum californicum var. caudatum

Veratrum caudatum

Veratrum dolichopetalum

Veratrum formosanum

Veratrum grandiflorum

Veratrum insolitum

Veratrum japonicum

Veratrum longebracteata

Veratrum longebracteatum

Veratrum maackii

Veratrum maackii green-flowered

Veratrum maackii var. japonicum

Veratrum maackii var. maackii

Veratrum maackii var. parviflorum

Veratrum mengtzeanum

This perennial plant forms dense clumps and is deciduous. Its pleated, elliptical leaves can grow up to 30 cm long. The erect stems reach heights of approximately 1.2 m and are adorned with large clusters of small, star-shaped flowers that are deep reddish-brown in color, blooming in July and August.

Veratrum nigrum

Veratrum nigrum from South Korea

Veratrum nigrum var. ussuriense

Veratrum patulum

Veratrum schindleri

Veratrum shanense

Veratrum stamineum

Veratrum stenophyllum

Veratrum stenophyllum var. taronense

Veratrum taliense

Veratrum virginicum

Veratrum viride is a deciduous perennial that forms clumps and features oval to elliptic leaves, which can reach lengths of up to 30 cm. The leaves exhibit a pleated texture and have hairy undersides, growing in a spiral formation around robust stems. In summer, the plant produces small flowers that range in color from green to yellowish-green, measuring up to 2 cm in diameter, and are borne on branching clusters.