Veronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination'
Family - Plantaginaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 2m or more
Width - 60cm
Location - The House Border, The Topiary Meadow
Description: An upright herbaceous Perennial with mid-green foliage arranged in whorls up the tall, vertical stems. Lavender-pink, tubular flowers are produced in Racemes that tend to widen and flatten towards the top. The flowers are produced on upright stems from midsummer into autumn. Attractive to bees and butterflies.
Flower:
Small lavender-pink, tubular flowers are produced in racemes that tend to flatten and widen at the top. The flowers are produced from July into September.
Flower colour: Purple
Flower shape: Tubular flowers in racemes
Flowering time: July, August, September
Foliage:
Mid-green, lanceolate leaves with Dentate margins are arranged in whorls up the tall, vertical stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Lanceolate
Propagation:
Division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture retentive, but well drained soil.