Michigan State University Extension
Ornamental Plants plus Version 2.0 - 00001504
01/01/98
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8 Height: 36 in Spread: 18 in Type: herbaceous perennial Flowers: Blue, pink, white
Comments: Veronicas grow from 2 inches to 36 inches tall. They grow in full sun or light shade and in any good garden soil. The plant is susceptible to drought and some types of veronica are serious lawn weeds. Some are good as ground covers.
Propagation: Division may be done in autumn or spring. Seeds germinate in 15 to 20 days at 70 degrees. Softwood cuttings may be taken in spring. Seed can be planted outdoors within 2 months of frost.
Cultivars: The following list contains species and
hybrids.
alpina 'Alba' - Plants one-foot tall produce white
flowers.
'Blue Charm' - Soft blue spikes of flowers on 36-inch
tall plants.
'Blue Giant' - Plants 3 feet tall produce deep,
lavender-blue flowers.
'Crater Lake Blue' - Fifteen-inch plants produce blue
flowers.
'Giles van Hees' - Plants 6 inches tall produce bright
pink flowers.
'Goodness Grows' - Plants 1-foot tall produce violet-
blue flowers throughout the growing season, suitable
as a ground cover.
'Icicle' - White flowers are produced in summer on
plants 20 inches tall.
incana (Woolly Speedwell) - The plant forms a mat of
silvery leaves and produces spikes of purple flowers.
liwanensis (Turkish Speedwell) - These low plants
produce large numbers of cobalt blue flowers.
'Minuet' - Pink flowers on plant 15 inches tall.
'Noah Williams' - The foliage is variegated with white,
white flowers.
prostrata 'Heavenly Blue' - Intense blue flowers,
evergreen foliage on plants 4 inches tall.
repens - An evergreen plant only 3 inches tall that
bears pale blue flowers.
'Rosea' - Pink flowers.
'Royal Blue' - Fifteen-inch plants produce blue
flowers.
'Snow Giant' - Pure white flowers are produced by
plants 2 feet tall.
spicata 'Blue Charm' - Mounded plants produce lavender-
blue flowers, plants 24 inches tall.
spicata 'Red Fox' - Red flowers are produced throughout
the summer on 15-inch tall plants.
'Sunny Border Blue' - Violet-blue flowers are produced
all through the summer.
'Trehane' - Plants 3 inches tall have yellow leaves and
produce sky blue flowers.
'Waterperry Blue' - Plants 5 inches tall will be 15
inches wide and produce blue flowers in early summer.
References for Cultivars: Walters Gardens 1997, Ray Wiegand's Nursery 1997, Weston Nurseries 1994, Lake County Nursery 1997, White Flower Farm 1997, Wayside Gardens 1996, Monrovia Nursery Company 1997, Studebaker Nurseries 1998.