Veratrum — Flowers
Veratrum
Sun or part shade, moderate watering — fully hardy.
- Plant out
- Apr
- In flower
- Jul, Aug
- Sun
- Part sun
- Water
- Medium
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Hardiness
- H6
- Season
- summer
- Height
- 100–150 cm
- Spacing
- 100 cm
- Pets
- Toxic to pets
- Bee friendly
- Bee friendly
Growing notes
Grows to 1-1.5 metres. Space about 50-100cm apart. In flower Jul-Aug.
Toxic to pets
Veratrum can be dangerous to a person or a pet that eats any part of it, so keep children and animals away from it and wear gloves when handling it. Get medical advice straight away if a person has swallowed any, and contact a vet at once if a pet has.
→ NHS 111 for a person; your vet or the Animal PoisonLine for an animal