About
Veronica 'Sapphire' (H) is an evergreen shrub characterized by its slender, dark green foliage that exhibits a hint of purple. During the summer months, it produces compact clusters of rosy-mauve blossoms.
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
- North-facing, West-facing, East-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants, Coastal, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grows well in poor to moderately fertile soil in sun or partial shade and is tolerant of some pollution This plant was included in the Shrubby Veronica (hebe) trial 2021-2023
- 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