Veronica Species, Silver Speedwell, Wooly Speedwell

Handsome silvery foliage and spikes of blue flowers in summer over a long period.

The Royal Horticultural Society has give...Read Moren this cultivar its coveted Award of Garden Merit.

Even more prone to foliar diseases than most veronicas, especially in climates with hot humid summers like those of the southeastern US. Armitage gives its hardiness range as Z3-Z7 for eastern N. America.

Best with consistent moisture, and requires excellent winter drainage. Quite adaptable as to soil pH.

May also be propagated by seed and by herbaceous cuttings.

Synonym: Veronica spicata ssp. incana. (Many taxonomists consider this a subspecies of Veronica spicata.)

This plant was quite pretty the second year I had it, then died back to almost nothing, performed poorly the next 2 years and now is look...Read Moreing good again. Not sure if this is normal or that something happened to it. I was ready to throw it so it's getting a second chance to do well.

Silver (Woolly) Speedwell is a low to mid-height perennial with upright habit. It is vigorous, fast growing, and has a moderate lifespan....Read More This plant spreads by slow-growing rootstock. The foliage is fine and silvery, offering an attractive contrast to the tiny light blue flowers that begin in summer and continue to fall. Will naturalize.

Native to dry meadows and steppes of Eastern Europe to Siberia and Northwest China, Silver Speedwell prefers fertile, well-drained, but relatively dry soil. Naturally occurring in dry meadows and steppes.