Veronica Species, Garden Speedwell, Longleaf Speedwell

The tallest Veronica I know, and the longest blooming. The flower color ranges in hue by cultivar from white to true blue through violet ...Read Moreand purple to clear pink, and may be pastel or deeply saturated. The bloom season extends from the end of June into September if spent spikes are promptly removed---prompt deadheading induces a full second round of bloom. It makes a great long-lasting cut flower.

It's self-supporting in full sun but may need support in partial shade.

Emerges from dormancy exceptionally early in spring, neck and neck with Aconitum. Has evergreen basal foliage.

Plants need consistent moisture and full sun for best performance. This is less drought tolerant than your average border perennial.

Veronica species can be challenging to distinguish, but 'Sunny Border Blue' is usually considered a cultivar of V. spicata.

I have grown it for many years in several gardens and have yet to see a self-sown seedling.

This one is 'Sunny Border Blue' by the way

If you love blue flowers, this is definitely one for your garden. I put it in front of a cypress vine and behind coreopsis 'Early Sunris...Read Moree', for a very vivid color spot.

I planted what the tag calls Veronica and Creeping Veronica. The Veronica turned out like Daves picture of speedwell and the creeping ver...Read Moreonica turned out the same only real dark purple. Which is fine and prefered. But as far as "creeping'? don't know yet. They both seem to be thriving well. One in a sheltered corner and the darker out in a full sun flowerbed. The darker gets watered everyday with the underground sprinklers and the lighter gets water when ever it deems nessessary. I hope they fill in as that is the main reason I purchased them. After countless plantings of anything you could think of, this is the only plant that seems to have lasted all season and looks like it will come back next year. I am going to mix tall shasta daisy s with them this fall and hopefully create a beautiful mix next year.