Veronica spicata 'HEIDEKIND'

Veronica spicata 'HEIDEKIND'
spiked speedwell

SIZE/TYPE	low perennial
USUAL HEIGHT	0.3-0.4m
USUAL WIDTH	0.3-0.4m
LEAVES	deciduous broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	showy
COLOUR OF FLOWERS	deep pink
BLOOMING TIME	June - August
LOCATION	full to partial sun
USDA zone (lowest)	3 (down to -40°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Perennials Summer blooms

Heidekind is a German variety of speedwell with a poetic name: Heath Baby. Its flowering spikes truly look like those of heather, but they show its rich colour much earlier – from the beginning of summer. In early or mid-June rise 30-40 tall stems with 8-12 cm long spikes of vibrant lilac pink flowers, opening top to toe. If you deadhead them just after flowering (withing about 3 weeks) they rebloom in further one or two flushes until early autumn if grown in humus-rich soil.

Leaves are narrowly lanceolate, serrated at margins, medium green. The plant forms a compact and strictly upright clump suitable for a rock garden, perennial border as well as a pot.

Speedwell will grow in any moist but well-drained, reasonably fertile soil, preferably in full sun but partial shade will do no harm. Regular feeding will encourage formation of new flowers throughout the season. Hardy to about -40°C (USDA zone 3), and will grow well in a container, too, where the soil should never dry out.

Last update 09-11-2020

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