General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 3-4 feet
Plant Spread: 1-2 feet
Leaves: Other: Toothed (jagged)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Cut back faded flowers to ensure more flowering throughout the season

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Common names
  • Lapis Tiger's Tail
  • Speedwell
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Veronica ovata subsp. kiusiana
  • Synonym: Pseudolysimachion kiusianum
  • Synonym: Veronica kiusiana

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Courtesy Gardens in the Wood of Grassy Creek
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