About
Veronica 'Caledonia' is a compact, evergreen shrub, reaching approximately 60 cm in both height and width. It features dark green foliage, with leaves measuring up to 2.5 cm long, which have a reddish tint in their early growth stages. The plant is characterized by its burgundy-red stems. From late spring through early autumn, it produces spikes of violet-blue flowers.
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
- West-facing, East-facing, South-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
- Gravel garden, Rock garden, City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grows well in poor to moderately fertile soil in sun or partial shade with protection from cold, drying winds. See for further information about RHS plant trials and awards
- Pruning
- Pruning group 9
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe. Cultivars will not come true. Root semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer or autumn with added bottom heat
- 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