Creeping Speedwell

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Low-growing creeper with bright chartreuse foliage. Plants form dense mats. Tiny blue flowers on short spikes are inconspicuous. Grows best in partial shade but will tolerate full sun with adequate moisture.

Companion Plants

Viola

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Viola

Profuse fragrant flowers carpet the early garden. Beautiful at garden's edge, in rock gardens, as a small-scale ground cover, and lovely in bouquets. Allow to reseed for longevity in the garden. Reblooms in cool weather.

Balloon Flower

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Balloon Flower

Bright flowers attract hummingbirds to your garden. Makes a colorful display along walkways or in rock gardens, planted with gray or burgundy foliages and pastel flowers. Remove faded flowers for best reblooming. New growth emerges in late spring.

Lamb's Ear

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Lamb's Ear

Wonderful felted leaves, lovely as a ground cover or accent plant. Ideal for contrast with vibrant colors, for use in an all-white theme garden or to help unify and blend plants with different colors in a perennial garden. Lilac flowers on bold stalks.

Details

Common name

Creeping Speedwell

Botanical name

Veronica repens

Variety

Sunshine

Zone

USDA 5 - 8

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Bloom color

Green

Bloom time

spring-summer

Light

sun

Height

2-3" (5-8 cm)

Habit

ground cover

Water

weekly during dry spells

Feed

use all-purpose

Maintenance

mulch to reduce weeds