General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Plant Spread: 18-20 inches
Leaves: Other: Narrow, lance-shaped, deep green leaves form a foliage mound to 6-8” tall.
Flowers: Showy
Other: Plants may be cut back to basal growth after flowering.
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: Remove spent flower spikes to encourage additional bloom.
Inflorescence Height: 12-24 inches.
Foliage Mound Height: 6-8 inches high.
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Other: unlicensed propagation prohibited.
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPPP
Goes Dormant

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: First Love
Cultivar name: 'Alllove'
Common names
  • Spike Speedwell
  • Garden Speedwell

Photo Gallery
Location: Northeastern Colorado
Date: 2022-06-23
Location: Granite Falls, WA
Date: 2017-09-05
Location: My backyard in Allentown, PA
Date: 3 October 2017
One of the many bumblebees visiting the reblooming 'First Love'.
Location: Granite Falls, WA
Date: 2019-07-16
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2014-06-19
Photo by sedumzz
Photo by ge1836
Location: South Carolina
Date: 2023-07-09

Date: 2023-06-04
Location: Friend's Plant (Michigan)
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2012-04-29
Location: Granite Falls, WA
Date: 2019-08-19

Date: 2023-06-04
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (Outdoors)
Photo by sedumzz
Photo by sedumzz
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2016-06-29
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2014-06-28
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2021-07-08
Spike Speedwell (Veronica longifolia First Love) young plant, 1st
Photo by sedumzz
Photo by sedumzz
Photo by sedumzz
Photo by sedumzz

Date: 2012-06-15
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Fairfax, VA | October 2022
Date: 2022-09-29
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (Outdoors)
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2018-07-29
photo credit: Robert Duval
Photo by kosk0025
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2016-06-29
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2016-06-29
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2016-06-29
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2016-06-29
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2014-06-28
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2014-06-28
Photo by kosk0025
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2012-04-29
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2012-04-29
Location: Aurora, On
Date: 2015-07-13

Date: 2012-06-15
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