digger's speedwell
Veronica perfoliata
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Lavender
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Digger's speedwell (Veronica perfoliata) is a perennial for borders, containers, and low maintenance gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. Its blue-gray leaves clasp the stems in opposite pairs, and lavender flower spikes open in spring. Prune only after flowering, since flowers form on last season's shoots.
Pairs well with Spider plant, Cyclamen, and Vetiver.