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new this year
sun
semi-shade
shade
ready in July
bulb
likes boggy areas
happy anywhere
liked by bees
grass
likes troughs
VERONICA
VERONICA
GENTIANOIDES
The shiny dark green leaves form a basal rosette, out of which come arching spikes of pale blue flowers in April to May.
The shiny dark green leaves form a basal rosette, out of which come arching spikes of pale blue flowers in April to May.
35 cm
GENTIANOIDES 'ALBA'
Nearly-white flowers.
Nearly-white flowers.
25 cm
'INSPIRATION'
Tall spikes of white flowers in summer.
Tall spikes of white flowers in summer.
70 cm
PROSTRATA (syn. V. RUPESTRIS)
Flat green mat, with dark blue flowers in summer.
Flat green mat, with dark blue flowers in summer.
10 cm
PROSTRATA 'SPODE BLUE'
A flat green mat of foliage, with ice blue flowers in early summer.
A flat green mat of foliage, with ice blue flowers in early summer.
10 cm