Veronica (Spike Speedwell)
Color Name: White Wands
Magic Show Spike Speedwell have long, narrow flower spikes that look like colorful wands and White Wands is the perfect neutral white color if you'd like to combine with brightly colored annuals, like Supertunia Petunias.
Magic Show White Wands is the perfect height to plant behind your low-growing perennials, but in front of your shrubs, and will bloom from midsummer into late summer. Honeybees, hummingbirds, and butterflies delight in their sweet nectar. The dark green, glossy linear leaves display better disease resistance than older Veronica.
Try planting it in combination containers or near the front of the flower border paired with Daisy May Leucanthemum and Mahogany Monster Heuchera.
Growing Tips: This perennial is tolerant of a wide range of well-drained soil types. Amending soils, especially very heavy and light types, with generous amounts of organic matter will result in improved performance. Although tolerant of partial shade, it will flower better in full sun. Deadheading will promote additional blooms. Shear back the foliage if it becomes worn-looking after flowering.
Photo courtesy of Walters Garden, Inc.
Magic Show Spike Speedwell have long, narrow flower spikes that look like colorful wands and White Wands is the perfect neutral white color if you'd like to combine with brightly colored annuals, like Supertunia Petunias.
Magic Show White Wands is the perfect height to plant behind your low-growing perennials, but in front of your shrubs, and will bloom from midsummer into late summer. Honeybees, hummingbirds, and butterflies delight in their sweet nectar. The dark green, glossy linear leaves display better disease resistance than older Veronica.
Try planting it in combination containers or near the front of the flower border paired with Daisy May Leucanthemum and Mahogany Monster Heuchera.
Growing Tips: This perennial is tolerant of a wide range of well-drained soil types. Amending soils, especially very heavy and light types, with generous amounts of organic matter will result in improved performance. Although tolerant of partial shade, it will flower better in full sun. Deadheading will promote additional blooms. Shear back the foliage if it becomes worn-looking after flowering.
Photo courtesy of Walters Garden, Inc.
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Flower Color: White Shades Foliage Color: Green Shades
Height: 14 to 16 Inches Spread: 16 to 20 Inches Hardy in Zone: 4, 5, 6 |
Blooms: Late Spring / Early Summer Mid-Summer
Foliage Season: All Season |
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Soil Moisture Needs
Moderate
Moist
Attributes |
 Container Salt Tolerant Mass Planting Landscapes Cut Flower or Foilage Easy to Grow Border
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Attracts
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Critter Resistance
Deer
