This stately back of the border native will draw the eye thanks to large, spiky lavender flowers that attract bees and butterflies and make great cut flowers. The foliage sports attractive leaves that will be darker than others in this genus.
| Perennial | |
| Veronicastrum | |
| Culver's Root | |
| Zone 4 | |
| 4-6+ hours | |
| Loam, Moist, Sandy | |
| 48-60" | |
| 18" | |
| Summer | |
| Lavender | |
| Moderate | |
| Narrow, Tall, Upright | |
| Yes | |
| Baptisia, Rudbeckia, Monarda, Echinops |
Platycodon g. 'Astra Blue'
Balloon Flower
Picea omorika
Serbian Spruce
Carpinus bet. 'Fastigiata'
Fastigiate European Hornbeam