Spike Speedwell
- Botanical Name
- Veronica spicata
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 10 to 36 inches
- Width
- 18 to 24 inches
- Flowers
- Late spring to midsummer: white, blue, lavender, rose; small funnel-shaped held on tall, slender spike-like racemes
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Intolerant of dry soils
- Stems become weak and floppy with too much shade or overly rich soils
- Deadhead to promote more blooms
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Alba - pure white flowers
- Blue Fox - lavender-blue flowers held on 15 to 20 inch stems
- Blue Peter - deep blue flowers, 18 to 24 inches
- Heidekind - rose-pink flowers, 8 to 10 inches
- Icicle - white flowers
- Red Fox - rose pink flowers, 15 inches, long blooming
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