General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 6 inches
Plant Spread: 15 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Other: Violet-blue
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: Deadheading (shearing) flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Spike Speedwell
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Veronica spicata
  • Synonym: Pseudolysimachion spicatum

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Date: 2009-06-29
Location: My garden, Eagle Point, Oregon
Date: 2019-06-18
Green grows low like carpet, sends up spikes of flowers about 6"

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