Bunch Flower (Melanthium virginicum) prefers consistently rich, moist soil conditions and full sun or dappled shade. It can take many years for this plant to mature but when it does, the thick stems can bring it to heights of 5'.  It's not a very well-known native yet, but we think it makes a stunning addition to a garden or formal planting with its large clusters of flowers in June and July. The flowers are white to cream in color, but as the weeks pass the flowers may turn green, purplish, or blackish in color.

The rootstock of Bunch Flower is poisonous, in fact the roots have been used to kill flies and other intestinal insects. Other names include Virginia Bunchflower Lily and Veratrum virginicum.

Seeds / Packet: 85
Seeds / Ounce: 9,000

Dormant bare root plants ship each year during optimal transplanting seasons: Spring (April - May) and Fall (October).