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Veronica
Common name: Gentian speedwell, prostrate speedwell, speedwell, Brooklime
Veronica are a versatile range of summer-flowering perennials. The taller plants make excellent border subjects with other perennials and ornamental grasses, while mat-forming ones are good for border edging, groundcover or a rockery. Native speedwells including V. spicata are useful for wild gardens, meadows and light woodland. And there's one aquatic, native wildflower Veronica beccabunga to grow along a pond margin.
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Veronica we recommend
Veronica prostrata
prostrate speedwell
- 0.1–0.5 metres
- 0.1–0.5 metres
Veronica umbrosa 'Georgia Blue'
speedwell 'Georgia Blue'
- Up to 10cm
- 0.5–1 metres
Veronica prostrata
prostrate speedwell
- 0.1–0.5 metres
- 0.1–0.5 metres
Veronica umbrosa 'Georgia Blue'
speedwell 'Georgia Blue'
- Up to 10cm
- 0.5–1 metres
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