spiked speedwell
Veronica spicata
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones3 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 2.5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Blue
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Spiked speedwell (Veronica spicata) is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, cut flower use, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, loamy soil. Blue flowers appear from early to late summer on a clumping plant that reaches 24 to 36 inches tall. Butterflies and bees visit the blooms. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Blonde Ambition blue grama, Many Happy Returns peony, and Pinky Winky panicle hydrangea.
Native range
Europe, Central Asia, Altay, Krasnoyarsk, and 3 more places. See all 7
Europe, Central Asia, Altay, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., and Xinjiang.