About
Veronica 'Autumn Glory' is a compact evergreen shrub that reaches a height of up to 60 cm. It features dark green foliage, with leaves measuring around 2.5 cm in length, adorned with purple-red edges. As the seasons transition to autumn and winter, the leaves take on a reddish-purple hue. From midsummer and frequently extending into early winter, this plant bears clusters of purple-blue flowers with white tubes, arranged in dense racemes.
About the genus
Veronica encompasses annuals, perennials, and sub-shrubs characterized by opposite leaves and small flowers that typically appear in terminal or axillary racemes or spikes.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Coastal, Patio and container plants, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moderately fertile,moist but well drained neutral to slightly alkaline soil in full sun or partial shade.
- Pruning
- Pruning group 9, little or no pruning. Trim lightly in spring
- Propagation
- Propagate by rooting semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in late summer
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to downy mildews, fungal leaf spot, fungal rot, Phytophthora and sometimes honey fungus