Speedwell Veronica 'Waterperry Blue'
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Other plants called Speedwell:
- Phonetic Spelling
- veh-RON-ih-ka
- Description
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Creeping Speedwell is a low growing evergreen groundcover that grows up to 5 inches high and 15 inches wide. The dainty lavender-blue, dark-veined flowers with white eyes stand out against the dark green leaves. The leaves will be tinged with burgundy especially in spring and fall. It will tolerate some foot traffic and is deer and salt tolerant.
Grow in moist to average well-drained soil in full sun to mostly sunny conditions. Use as a ground cover, in rock gardens, the front of the border or to edge walkways. It can be cut back after blooming in spring.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Pollinator Garden in Full Sun
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Veronica
- Family:
- Plantaginaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 4 in. - 0 ft. 6 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Habit/Form:
- Creeping
- Mounding
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Saucer
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Small blue-lavender 4-petaled flowers with dark veins and white eyes in spring.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Lobed
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Ovate leaves with barely lobed margins.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Container
- Patio
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Foundation Planting
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Rabbits
