Giles Van Hees’ is a dwarf variety of Speedwell and its dense, compact form, along with its oversized display of reddish-pink, long-lived flowers will make this plant a staple in any perennial bed. Plant it in the front or middle of the border to best enjoy its bloom beginning in early June, or use it in a container garden where its dense form and brilliant bloom will flourish. Once the flowers are past, shear off the spent blooms to encourage a later summer reblooming that will inject life into your late summer garden. ‘Giles Van Hees’ loves full sun and moist, well-drained soil for the optimum flower performance and it is extremely forgiving, requiring very little care to thrive. Butterflies and hummingbirds love its sweet flowers, while deer avoid the flowers and its deep green serrated leaves.

These gloriously flat mats of deep green, shiny foliage produce a sweet effect in the landscape. Dependable, tough, yet very attractive, this selection really shows off in May with loads of lavender to white flowers making the ground it covers come alive. Great in rockery or massed in tough areas.

Easy to grow and aggressive, prostrate will cover the roughest of landscape areas well. Beautiful pale blue flowers emerge in late May and June sprinkling this fluffy carpet of a plant liberally with color. Shearing this plant after flowering brings a renewal of lush, great looking foliage.

Joining the popular MAGIC SHOW® Veronica comes a brand new color for the collection. ‘Purple Illusion’ matches the habit and flower size of ‘Wizard of Ahhs’, but with thick, rosy purple flowers. Dark green leaves form a thick foliar canopy, so the plant has substance even after it has finished blooming. ‘Purple Illusion’ requires vernalization to bloom. Try pairing with DAISY MAY® Leucanthemum and ‘Cherry Truffles’ Heuchera.

‘First Glory’ forms a low mound of attractive deep green foliage that gives rise to numerous spikes of dark royal-blue flowers. A compact Speedwell selection, ideal for near the border edge, in containers and the rock garden. Prune off spent blooms to encourage more flowers. Butterflies love these spikes of blue flowers and can frequently be seen in droves drinking it’s sweet nectar. Deer and rabbit resistant!

Veronica is one of those easy care perennials that can be easy to overlook in the garden except during its fairly narrow bloom time starting in late spring. ‘First Love’ is a hard working selection that is just as easy to grow but possesses a much longer bloom period making it go from forgotten to fantastic in your landscape. ‘First Love’ continues to send up its spikes of clear, deep pink blossoms for weeks after most Veronicas have packed it in keeping it the focus of viewing activity for you and all the butterflies and hummingbirds that come calling. This low mound of summer color is perfect for grouping at the front of a border so all can enjoy its long show or mixed with other long bloomers in container plantings. Grow ‘First Love’ in full sun or partial shade. It tolerates most soil types easily and resists chewing by rabbits and deer.

Pure white flower wands are borne prolifically atop the short, dense clump of dark green foliage. Try planting in combination containers or near the front of the border.

Baby pink flower wands are borne prolifically atop a rounded, low clump of deep green foliage. Try planting in combination containers or near the front of the border.

Veronica can sometimes be a plant that delivers more promise than results in the garden. ‘Hocus Pocus’ is a variety that will restore your faith in Veronica with an outstanding plant that will keep you clapping whether its planted in the garden or mixed in with other perennials in a container garden. What make ‘Hocus Pocus’ such a winner? Well, you can start with a plant that is dense, compact, pest free and happy to keep its great form in the garden unlike other family members. You can continue with the size of its flower spikes which rise above the foliage in June and reach lengths of 6-8″, a size that is remarkable for these narrow yet stiff stems that hold countless little buds. Finally, when the flowers open in early July, the deep purple bloom color combined with the length of the flower spike make for an unforgettably wonderful show that lasts well into August. ‘Hocus Pocus’ will put on a great show alone but a sublime one when grouped in the front or the middle of any full sun or partial sun garden.

Strong upright stems form a tight clump of green through early summer. Buds top each stem and elongate and open in July to reveal long spikes of rosy-purple bloom that are as striking as they are numerous. Spectacular summer bloom attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Easy to grow. Perfect for massing in the middle of a perennial border of for use in a mixed container. Deer resistant.