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Speedwell 'Purpleicious' (Veronica spicata)

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Botanical name: Veronica spicata • Bloom season: Summer • Bloom color: Purple

Tidy, vertical spikes in deep purple-blue, visible from a distance and standing out against yellow and orange flowers. It opens from the base of the spike upward over weeks, giving bees and butterflies a long succession of small flowers in a single stop, and the basal mound stays neat all season.

Botanical name: Veronica spicata • Bloom season: Summer • Bloom color: Purple

Tidy, vertical spikes in deep purple-blue, visible from a distance and standing out against yellow and orange flowers. It opens from the base of the spike upward over weeks, giving bees and butterflies a long succession of small flowers in a single stop, and the basal mound stays neat all season.

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Plant Characteristics

Botanical Name: Veronica sp.

Common Name: Speedwell (pink)

Native: Non-native

Sun: Full Sun to Part Sun

Water: Moderate

Bloom Time: Summer

Bloom Color: Pink spikes

Pollinators: Bees; Butterflies

Deer Resistant: Yes

Mature Size: W 12"-18" x H 12"-24"

Soil: Well-drained; average garden soil

Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial

USDA Zones: 3 to 8

Spread Habit: Clumping

Available As: Live plant

Native Region: Not native to North America; origin Eurasia

Growing Notes

Part sun to shade with moist, well-drained soil. It is one of the more useful plants here for dry shade once established, which is a hard spot to fill. Keep it out of full Nevada sun, where the foliage scorches. Space about 15 inches apart and it fills in quickly.

  • Water: Moderate

  • Sun: Part Sun to Shade

  • Soil: Moist, well-drained; tolerates dry shade once established

  • Mature size: W 18"-24" x H 6"-9"

Maintenance

Shear the whole planting back after flowering to refresh the foliage and tidy it. It roots as it spreads, so pull or cut the runners at the edge once a year to hold the line. If the center goes thin, lift and replant a few rooted sections in spring. Almost no other care.