Veronica 'Giles van Hees'

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Veronica 'Giles van Hees'

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Kemper Code: Z760

Common Name: speedwell
Zone: 4 to 8
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 0.25 to 0.5 feet
Spread: 0.25 to 0.5 feet
Bloom Time: June - August
Bloom Color: Reddish-pink
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates light shade. Remove spent flower spikes to encourage additional bloom. Plants can be cut/sheared back after bloom to tidy ground cover appearance and to possibly stimulate a sparse fall bloom.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

'Giles Van Hees' is a low-growing veronica which typically grows to only 6" tall. Slowly spreading plants with small, lance-shaped, medium green leaves are topped in summer by dense, vertical terminal spikes of tiny reddish-pink flowers.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems. Root rot may occur in wet, poorly drained soils, particularly in winter.

Uses:

Rock gardens and border fronts. Attractive small area ground cover.

More photos:

Photo: Walters Gardens, Inc.

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