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Plantaginaceae
Spiked speedwell
Veronica spicata
Also known as Garden speedwell, Spike speedwell, Veronica spicata, Cardia spicata
Zones 5–10Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Speedwell · Veronica · Plantaginaceae · Blue Flowers · Perennial · Pollinator · Border Plant · Rock Garden · Drought Tolerant · Cottage Garden
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyMedicinalAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Spiked speedwell is a reliable and attractive perennial producing dense upright spikes of blue to violet flowers from midsummer into autumn. It thrives in well-drained soil in a sunny to partially shaded position and is tolerant of drought once established. A low-fuss, pollinator-friendly choice for borders, rock gardens, and meadow-style plantings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately and allow soil to dry slightly between waterings; avoid waterlogging · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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