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Veronica / speedwell

Veronica / speedwell

Veronica / speedwell

Veronica spicata

ornamental☀️ full-sun🪴 loam📏 small🌡️ RHS H7

📋Quick Facts

Water

💧💧 Average watering

Hardiness

Zone 3-8

About

Spikes of blue or pink summer flowers.

Top tip
Veronica prefers sun and good soil; deadhead spikes and divide older clumps to maintain vigour.
Also known as: Véronique, Veronica spicata, Ehrenpreis, Veronica / speedwell, Verónica

Pest Resilience

4/5 — Good resilience

Generally pest-free; a tough and low-maintenance perennial.

The veronica / speedwell year in your garden

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How to Propagate

🌰Seed
Easy
🔪Division
Easy
✂️Cutting
Moderate

This plant produces viable seeds for propagation

Hardiness Zones

H1a (tender)H7 (very hardy)
RHS H7

USDA 4–5 equivalent

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