Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's Root) Height - 4' and Taller This tree is quite attractive

This tree is quite attractive with its bark peeling like its cousins BETULA PAPYRIFERA (PAPER BIRCH)  and BETULA NIGRA (RIVER BIRCH) but yellow birch has yellow to bronze bark rather than the paper having white and river having more of a tan peeling bark

a very wet woodland garden or in a shaded quiet an area along a stream

Visited by hummingbirds and bumblebees

Mohlenbrock @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS

It does best in prairie to savanna situations in almost any well-draining soil

Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's Root) Height - 4' and Taller This tree is quite attractiveCulver's Root reaches around five feet high and is crowned by a tall cluster of bright white flower spikes of tightly packed florets. A favorite of bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, it is found in prairie to savanna situations and thrives in moist to mesic soils. Named after Dr. Culver, an early American physician, who used the plant for its laxative properties. Sun Exposure Prairie Savanna Soil Conditions Wet Mesic Dry Mesic Height 4' 5'