The columns of white flowers are particularly attractive in the fall. This prairie species likes to have a bit of dampness in the soil.
Colour: White
Blooms: July-September
Height (cm): 90-210
Sun: Full
Soil: All
Moisture: Medium
Other traits: Medicinal, Wildlife, Culver's Root has been used traditionally by Native Americans and then by early settlers as a laxative, purgative and for intestinal parasites. Caution; the root must be dried first before use as the fresh root is toxic. They also used it to ease the pain of kidney stones, it is still in use today by herbalists as a detoxifying herb for the kidneys. Culver's Root attracts various bees, butterflies, moths and small mammals.
