Veronica gentianoides
(Gentian Speedwell)
Family - Plantaginaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Caucasus
Year of Introduction - 1784
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 45cm
Width - 45cm
Location - The Cool Garden
Description: A mat-forming herbaceous Perennial with upright flowering stems. Smooth, glossy mid to dark green leaves are Elliptic to lanceolate in shape. Saucer-shaped flowers are pale ice blue, sometimes white. Each flower has a yellow Eye and purple whiskers on the petals. The flowers are held in upright Racemes and produced in late spring and early summer. Excellent for use as cut flowers and attractive to pollinating insects.
Flower:
Saucer-shaped flowers are pale blue, nearly (and sometimes) white. Each bloom has a yellow eye and the petals are marked with purple veining. The flowers are held in upright racemes and produced in May and June.
Flower colour: Blue, white
Flower shape: Saucer-shaped flowers in racemes
Flowering time: May, June
Foliage:
Smooth, glossy leaves are mid to dark green and Elliptic to lanceolate in shape. The leaves are held in basal rosettes and in opposite pairs on the upright flowering stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Elliptic to lanceolate
Propagation:
Division, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.