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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12 - 18 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 16 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Other: Deep blue
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season. June - August.
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Speedwell
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Veronica teucrium
  • Synonym: Veronica austriaca subsp. teucrium

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photo by: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova
Location: Kent, UK
Date: 2020-05-27
Location: In my garden, Cottage-in-the-Meadow Gardens, South Amana, IA
Date: Late spring
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