About

A reliable perennial, reaching 20-60cm, with a clump-forming habit. It produces colourful flowers.

About the genus

Veratrum are herbaceous, rhizomatous perennials with erect stems bearing alternate, pleated ovate or elliptic leaves and dense, branched panicles of small, star-shaped flowers in summer

Plant details

Suggested usesBorders, cottage gardens

Care notes

CultivationFertile, moist but well-drained soil
PruningCut back in autumn or spring
PropagationDivide every 3-4 years
Pest resistanceSlugs possible
Disease resistanceMildew in dry conditions