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UrbanWild
Aug 26, 2016 8:32 AM CST
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Name: UrbanWild
Kentucky (Zone 6b)
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Just brought home several of these:

Speedwell (Veronica 'Sunny Border Blue')

Great looking plant...dark green almost glossy leaves, blue flower spikes, nice aroma, and I haven't even planted them and bees and butterflies are all over them!

Anyone have tips or warnings about this plant? Growth issues? I'd love for this to be a regular worry free perrenial.
Always looking for interesting plants for pollinators and food! Bonus points for highly, and pleasantly scented plants.

"Si hortum in bibliotheca habes, nihil deerit." [“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”] -- Marcus Tullius Cicero in Ad Familiares IX, 4, to Varro. 46 BCE
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gardengus
Aug 31, 2016 6:15 PM CST
Name: Cinda
Indiana Zone 5b
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Speedwell is a nice plant , if you like it it comes in many colors and heights.
I cut mine down after the first flush of blooms and it reliably comes back for another bloom.
Butterflies seem to be especially attracted to this plant and easy care here.
..a balanced life is worth pursuit.
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UrbanWild
Aug 31, 2016 8:34 PM CST
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Name: UrbanWild
Kentucky (Zone 6b)
Kentucky - Plant Hardiness Zone 7a
Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Birds Vegetable Grower Spiders! Organic Gardener Native Plants and Wildflowers
Hummingbirder Frogs and Toads Dog Lover Critters Allowed Butterflies Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge)
I'll definitely keep an eye out for other variants. Bees and butterflies work them over all day long.
Always looking for interesting plants for pollinators and food! Bonus points for highly, and pleasantly scented plants.

"Si hortum in bibliotheca habes, nihil deerit." [“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”] -- Marcus Tullius Cicero in Ad Familiares IX, 4, to Varro. 46 BCE
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