Veronicastrum virginicum Fascination Western Europe The 3" tall vegetative stalk

The 3" tall vegetative stalk is topped with a leaf composed of five green leaflets

overtopped with a heavy dark purple spotting

the widespread deciduous Cystopteris protrusa can be found in moist woodlands

The giant 4-5" heads of pure white petals

Veronicastrum virginicum Fascination Western Europe The 3" tall vegetative stalkVeronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination' is a Dutch selection of the US native (Minnesota east to Maine and south to Alabama) perennial, from the garden of artist Ton ter Linden. The 6' tall, terminally branched stalks of Culver's root are clothed with whorled green foliage and further adorned with long spikes of tiny veronica like flowers of soft pink, starting above the leaves. Flowering typically begins for us in early June architecturally stunning.