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 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 18 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 18 inches
Leaves: Good fall color
Other: Turns yellow-green in fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadheading faded flower spikes ensures more flowering throughout the season
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Spiked Speedwell
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Veronica spicata
  • Synonym: Pseudolysimachion spicatum
Also sold as:
  • White Icicles
  • Icicle White

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Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-08-11
Location: My garden
Date: June 19, 2014
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2010-07-03
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-08-29
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2010-07-03
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2010-07-03
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2010-07-03
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-08-16
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-08-16
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-08-16

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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