Veratrum virginicum

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Melanthium virginicum, Linn. Bunch-Flower. St. rather stout, to 5 ft., leafy: lvs. linear, 1 ft. or less long: panicles 6-18 in. long; fls. 6-10 lines across, greenish yellow, double gland at top of claw. July. Marshy woodlands and meadows from New England to Fla. and Minn, to Texas. B.M. 985 (as Helonias virginica).—A showy and striking plant, good for bog-planting and colonizing. The other species appear not to have been offered in the trade. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.