General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 2 to 3 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 18 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Other: Blue, fading to lavender; white eye
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Alpine Gardening
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Blue Wooly Speedwell
  • Speedwell
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Veronica pectinata
  • Synonym: Veronica pectinata var. glandulosa

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Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2020-04-24
Location: Green Spring Gardens (Outdoors, Northern Virginia)
Date: Late winter (almost 2021)
Location: Green Spring Gardens (Outdoors, Northern Virginia)
Date: Late winter (almost 2021)
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-02-17
Zone 9b. Very nice drought tolerant ground cover with a beautiful
Location: NYBG 
Date: June 14 22

Date: 2024-04-05
Location: January, 2024
Date: 2024-01-27
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-02-17
Zone 9b. The leaves on the flower spike are quite different from
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-02-17
Zone 9b. One of it's common names is "Wooly Blue Speedwell". This
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