Veronica spicata
SPIKED SPEEDWELL
Plantaginaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 3-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.6m
Plant habit
 
0.4m

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Origins: Europe-W Russia, Russia, UK, SW Asia-Middle East, China-Korea-Taiwan

Other Botanical Names: Cardia spicata, Eustachya oppositifolia, Eustaxia oppositifolia, Hedystachys spicata, Pseudolysimachion euxinum, P. spicatum, Veronica euxina, V. hybrida

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Veronica spicata
SPIKED SPEEDWELL
Plantaginaceae

 

Photo coming
  Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 3-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.6m
Plant habit
 
0.4m

FEATURES

Flowers: blue, mauve, crimson, purple, pink or white

Flowering Time: early summer

Leaves: stepped leaf arrangement


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, coastal, cottage & alpine designs

Uses: pot, mass planting, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant






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