Veronica - Veronica

Veronica

Veronica
Dayton Nurseries, Inc.

Description:
Highly valued for its ease of growth and long bloom time. It should have a place in every garden because it goes with everything. Try combining it with yellow such as Coreopsis 'Moonbeam', Black-Eyed Susan, Daylilies and Shasta Daisies.

Common Name: Speedwell, Creeping Speedwell
Botanical Name: Veronica
Type: Perennial
Soil Preference: This perennial is tolerant of a range of well-drained soil types from average to dry. Amending soils, especially very heavy and light types, with generous amounts of organic matter will result in improved performance
Light Requirements: Although tolerant of partial shade, it will flower better in full sun.
Attributes: Deer resistant, attracts butterflies, low to average water needs
Pests: --
Diseases: --
Good Companion Plants: Butterfly Weed, Coreopsis, Daylily, Loosestrife, Periwinkle, Yarrow, Black-Eyed Susan, Shasta Daisy
Care: Fertilize with Plant-tone as recommended.

Varieties:

Veronica 'Aztec Gold'
Creeping Speedwell
zones 4-8

Description: This veronica is a wonderful, easy to grow perennial that adds great color in the garden all season long. Its sun-proof, brilliant gold leaves form a wide, low, spreading mound. In early summer, short spikes of sky blue flowers appear just above the foliage. A wonderful groundcover for small, sunny spaces.
Bloom Color: Blue
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Foliage Color: Yellow
Height: 6"
Spread: 12"

Veronica 'Crater Lake Blue'
Austrian Speedwell
zones 4-8

Description: Planted en masse, this selection appears as a sea of intense gentian blue that will catch your eye from quite a distance. The flowers occur in narrow spikes above the mounded foliage. It tends to bloom about a month earlier than the other varieties. A nice filler plant for border or cottage gardens.
Bloom Color: Blue
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Foliage Color: Green
Height: 12-15"
Spread: 15-20"

Veronica 'Eveline'
Speedwell
zones 4-8

Description: The extra tall, dense flower spikes of this species of veronica make it ideal for use in cut flower arrangements. They are a dramatic deep purplish-red and appear for an exceptionally long time beginning in midsummer. In the cool weather of fall, the foliage takes on deep purplish-red hues.
Bloom Color: Purplish-red
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Foliage Color: Green
Height: 20"
Spread: 12-16"

Veronica umbrosa 'Georgia Blue'
Speedwell
zones 4-8

Description: Originating from the Republic of Georgia in the former Soviet Union comes this hardy ground cover-type veronica with a rock hard constitution. Very clean looking glossy foliage emerges in spring with some purple tints, matures to dark green, and then takes on bronze tones in the fall. The plants put on a spectacular display in early to late spring (depending on the zone) of cobalt blue flowers which completely cover the foliage once the plants are established. They often rebloom sporadically throughout the summer. This plant works well as a weed suppressing ground cover, but is also outstanding in containers or planted along stone walls where it will gently cascade over the edge.
Bloom Color: Blue
Bloom Time: Early-Late Spring
Foliage Color: Green
Height: 4-6"
Spread: 24"

Veronica 'Giles Van Hees'
Speedwell
zones 4-8

Description: A dwarf veronica perfect for the front of the border or in containers. This variety looks much like its larger cousins, but is shorter. The dark green foliage forms a nice mound topped by bright pink flower spikes whose sweet nectar attracts butterflies. It is extremely long-flowering beginning in midsummer and is easy to grow
Bloom Color: Pink
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Foliage Color: Green
Height: 6"
Spread: 10-12"

Veronica 'Red Fox'
Speedwell
zones 4-8

Description: A dimunitive form of veronica, 'Red Fox' is a good selection for small spaces or the front of the border. The bright fuchsia-pink flower spikes appear over a long time, in excess of five weeks, beginning in midsummer. Butterflies love to drink their sweet nectar.
Bloom Color: :Pink
Bloom Time: Early to Mid-Summer
Foliage Color: Green
Height: 12-15"
Spread: 12-15"


Veronica spicata 'Royal Candles'
Speedwell
zones 4-8

Description: Masses of violet-blue spikes dart up above the compact, upright, deep green foliage of 'Royal Candles' all summer long. Butterflies love to drink their sweet nectar. Unlike some other veronicas, the bottom foliage of this variety does not die out. This trait coupled with its shorter habit makes it ideal for the front of the border, as an edging, or in containers. Many people consider this cultivar to be the best upright form of veronica.
Bloom Color: Blue
Bloom Time: All Summer
Foliage Color: Green
Height: 15-18"
Spread: 15"

Veronica 'Sunny Border Blue'
Speedwell
zones

Description: Vivid violet-blue spikes dart up above the dark green, crinkly foliage of 'Sunny Border Blue' from midsummer into fall. This variety was introduced in 1946 by Robert Bennerup, founder of Sunny Border Nurseries, and is still one of the most popular today. The Perennial Plant Association thought so highly of this plant in 1993 that they selected it for the Plant of the Year Award
Bloom Color: Violet-blue
Bloom Time: Mid-summer to Fall
Foliage Color: Green
Height: 18-24"
Spread: 15-20"

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