A hazy mass of true blue…
The Veronica that flowers in my garden was here when we moved in, so I am not sure what kind it is. Possibly V. gentianoide or V. teucrium, but there are so many different species it is hard to tell. In any case it has taken over the top border again, which is fine by me as the Lavender will be blooming to replace it by the time I have to cut this down.
It grows to about 40-50 cm and starts flowering at the end of May. I always cut it right back after flowering, as it then quickly produces new growth as ground cover and occasionally the odd second flower too.
It is extremely resilient, coping with drought and intense heat without wilting at all, and the coldest of winters do not affect its growth either.
I love using it in vases…
Today I am linking in to Cosmos and Cleome for Kimberley’s meme “Thursday’s Feature”. Kimberley has also chosen a very pretty flower to feature this week, so do take a look!
Why not join us in featuring something from our gardens each Thursday?
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Beautiful. I am not familiar with Veronica– perhaps it is not common in this area.. I will search for it. Thanks for introducing me to something new.
I’m glad to have shown you a new plant Julie. It is very common here, with some varieties growing wild like weeds. 🙂
Am I living in a time warp, I thought it was still Wednesday. The Veronica is lovely, I like plants with strong verticals. I’ll join in tomorrow.
LOL! Sorry I confused you. Pressed ‘Publish’ instead of ‘Save’! 😉 At least it might give a few more people time to join in this week. Look forward to your post Christina!
What a beautiful colour and shape. I do like Veronicas but have none in the garden. One to add to my wish list…
I have a couple of others, but I really love this one for its delicate flowers and fresh green leaves.
A lovely flower.
I do agree – such delicate petals and a beautiful shade of blue. 🙂
Beautiful flowers, the blue haze they create is a lovely sight. The flowers itself remind me a bit of a wildflower veronica, speedwell.
Yes, the flowers are almost the same but the speedwell in our garden tends to creep rather than grow upright.
I hadn’t even noticed the weekday mixup. It’s a lovely flower. Nice blue color.
I’d say this is one of the truest blues of all my flowers, as many tend to have a purply tinge to them.
Veronica is such a versatile (and sometimes tenacious) plant. The ground cover variety has all but taken over the field, along with the anemone canadensis. A nice combo!
We have some of the creeping speedwell in our ‘lawn’ too. I love it!
I only noticed the weekday mix-up because I am catching up and your post is deep amongst the Wordless Wednesdays! Gorgeous colour and shape.
By the time I realized I had already published it I had received 2 ‘likes’, so it would have seemed odd to cancel it! 😉 Anyway, glad you could visit Cathy!
Beautiful flower but the way you have photographed it is exceptional! Between this and the color of your Tuesday view (glad to see its return!) I feel like summer has arrived.
Thanks Frank! I feel summer is here too – the elderflowers are out, the lavender is almost in bloom, and the freezer is stocked up with ice cream! 😉
I like the concept of a flower named Veronica. 🙂
There are so many lovely plant names…. but many ugly ones too!
I’d like to hear some of those ugly names!
How about Lungwort (Pulmonaria) or Liverwort (Hepatica) for two?!
HA HA HA!!! 🙂
They are a lovely colour and I know that I over look them because of the way I have to continuously pull the creeping form out of the borders. But I will look out for these forms now.
These are not at all invasive. I have several different Veronicas that are all well-behaved, but this is my favourite for its pure blue colour.
What a gorgeous, well behaved addition to any garden. Even the name is lovely, and one of my favorites. For a period of time around the age of 10, I wanted to be a Veronica too.
Great idea for a weekly feature.
Well, I think your name is much nicer than Veronica, which gets shortened to Vroni in Bavaria! 😉
It looks like Veronica gentianioides to me. How lovely, I adore blue flowers.
It’s one of the truest blues too. I always thought V. gentianoides is usually paler, but you could be right. In any case I adore it as well.
Such a gorgeous plant, I love the blue flowers with the darker veins.
I know you love blue plants Jason. This one really is a star.