Conservation Plant
- Introduced: 2011
- By: Western Counties Group
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Conservation Scheme information for Veratrum album ‘Lorna’s green’
- ID: P188
- Introduced: 2011
- By: Western Counties Group
- Reason: Identified as an unusual form of Veratrum album by Keith Ferguson and named after his wife.
- Verified by: Keith Ferguson, Kew botanist and plantsman.
- Description: Statuesque herbaceous perennial. Awarded an RHS AGM in 2014
- Dimensions: 210cm x 100cm
- Flowers: Inflorescence is rather lax with branched spikelets, drooping at an angle of about 45 degrees to the stem. The flowers are a strong green.
- Foliage: Pleated, elliptic dark green basal leaves and a few stem leaves.
- Soil: Any moisture-retentive soil.
- Aspect: Full sun
- Pests: Slugs and snails may be a problem as new foliage emerges in spring.
- Cultivation: May be slow to establish.
- Propagation: Divide established clumps.
Extended plant information for Veratrum album ‘Lorna’s green’
Articles and Publications linked to this species
Articles and Publications linked to this genus
Shade Monthly January 2016 by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly January 2016
Shade Monthly February 2016 by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly February 2016
Shade Monthly – Special Epimedium Edition by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly – Special Epimedium Edition
Making the most of polypodiums in the garden by Helen Picton
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 1 Spring 2024
Flora study trip to Nepal by Misako Kasahara
Publication: KBBS
Edition: Flora study trip to Nepal
Flora study trip to Nepal by Misako Kasahara
Publication: KBBS
Edition: Flora study trip to Nepal
American gardens – Missouri and New York City by Chris Taylor
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 1 Spring 2024
Agapanthus and the Love Hate Relationship by Janet Sleep
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 24: Autumn 2009
A Cretan Odyssey: In Search of Hyacinthinae, Narcissus and Cyclamen by Hannah Hall, George Ryan, Dr Alastair Culham and Evita Kypraki University of Reading
Publication: KBBS
Edition: A Cretan Odyssey: In Search of Hyacinthinae, Narcissus and Cyclamen
A Cretan Odyssey: In Search of Hyacinthinae, Narcissus and Cyclamen by Hannah Hall, George Ryan, Dr Alastair Culham and Evita Kypraki University of Reading
Publication: KBBS
Edition: A Cretan Odyssey: In Search of Hyacinthinae, Narcissus and Cyclamen
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