About
A prostrate shrublet, with a compact habit, to 15cm tall and 25 cm spread, and a long flowering season. Early summer flowers are pale mauve, almost white, with lilac-pink veins and darker eye. The leaves are small, thick and leathery, to 1.5cm long and coarsely toothed. It spreads by its branches rooting in the ground.
About the genus
Veronica can be annuals, perennials or sub-shrubs with paired leaves and small flowers usually in terminal or axillary racemes or spikes
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun
Soil typeChalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAlkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureWell-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH4
Plant details
Plant typeShrubs
HabitMatforming
FoliageEvergreen
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height2-5 years
Suggested usesCottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Coastal, Rock garden
Care notes
CultivationGrows well in poor sharply-drained netural to alkaline soil in full sun with protection from winter wet
PruningRemove faded flowers to tidy
PropagationPropagate by semi-ripe cuttings in early or midsummer
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to aphids
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to downy mildews, fungal leaf spot, fungal rot, Phytophthora and sometimes honey fungus