Veronica, Spike Speedwell 'Red Fox'

This doesn’t last long for me. I’ve planted it in many places over the years. Full sun, part sun. It comes back 2 years at most and i...Read Mores significantly smaller each time and then disappears. It’s a nice looking plant, but I have veronicas that last much longer and look great every year.

In their 2010 veronica performance evalutions, the Chicago Botanic Garden gave this cultivar 4 stars out of 5.

Like most v...Read Moreeronicas, it's fairly sensitive to drought, but needs good drainage too, especially for winter survival.

Love the form and color of this plant. It is the perfect companion to lavender. I have several blue/purple spike veronicas as well and I ...Read Morelove them too, but this color seems very old-fashioned and natural in the garden. Performs very well.

A beautiful addition to the cottage garden. I must add, that in my experience, this plant resents having its roots disturbed. I bought ...Read Morelarge pots of Red Fox and the roots were whorled and forming mats outside the pots. Learn a lesson from me and don't aggressively tease the root ball on Red Fox. Just plant it straight into the ground. Mine stressed terribly for 3 solid weeks while I pampered them under artifical shade. I bought more of these later and did not tease or cut the root balls when planted and they did great. On the plus side, I rooted a cutting quite easily directly in the bed. Especially beautiful when the tips curve over and sway in the breeze.