Speedwell

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Brilliant flowers attract butterflies to the garden. Ideal as a small-scale ground cover or for a lovely display at garden's edge or in a rock garden. Lovely planted with spring-flowering bulbs and among plants with golden foliage or yellow flowers.

Companion Plants

Shasta Daisy

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Shasta Daisy

Beautiful daisy flowers are great for summer bouquets. Also attractive in butterfly gardens or combined with other perennials such as iris, poppy, daylily or yarrow. Remove faded flowers down to the next visible bud to promote rebloom.

Dianthus

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Dianthus

These low-growing, dwarf plants make a splash in the landscape. Annual dianthus bear abundant flowers in a wide range of colors. Very effective when planted in large groupings, or used as accent in containers or window boxes. Prefers average to alkaline (sweet), well-drained soil.

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.

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Details

Common name

Speedwell

Botanical name

Veronica prostrata

Variety

Heavenly Blue

Zone

USDA 5 - 8

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Bloom color

Blue

Bloom time

spring-summer

Light

part sun

Height

3-4" (8-10 cm)

Habit

low-growing

Water

weekly during dry spells

Feed

use all-purpose

Maintenance

mulch to reduce weeds