Melanthiaceae
Veratrum californicum var. californicum
Veratrum californicum var. californicum var. californicum
Also known as Veratrum jonesii, Veratrum album var. californicum, Veratrum speciosum, Veratrum eschscholtzii var. watsonii
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Veratrum · False Hellebore · California · Native · Toxic · Moist Soil · Woodland · Perennial · Mountain · Wildflower
California false hellebore is a bold, large-leafed native perennial that thrives in moist, humus-rich soils along stream banks and mountain meadows in partial shade. Keep the soil consistently moist and avoid letting it dry out, as this plant naturally grows in wet habitats. Note that all parts of this plant are highly toxic if ingested, so it should be planted away from children and livestock.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply and keep soil consistently moist, especially during summer growing season · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda
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