Veratrum viride | American White Hellebore | Various
Veratrum viride belongs to the plant family MELANTHIACEĈ and Genus Veratrum This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Veratrum viride does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Veratrum viride so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Veratrum viride American white hellebore is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Veratrum viride can survive cold winters where the average annual low is -20° Fahrenheit. It prefers moist to wet soils.
Veratrum viride will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Veratrum viride is a perennial.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 7' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
Veratrum viride may have beneficial uses as a hypotensive. American white hellebore should only be used under professional guidance. Other species with the same medicinal qualities include Veratrum album. Only the rootstock is used in herbal preparations. It is highly toxic.
"The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants", Andrew Chevallier, DK Publishing, New York, 1996.
"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.