- Botanical name: Veronica gentianoides 'Intermedia'
- Common name: Veronica
- Family: Plantaginaceae
- Plant Type: Perennial
Blue
Green
- Key features:
- Attractive to wildlife
- Flowers
All veronicas, or speedwells, are undemanding perennials which love sunshine and well-drained, moist soil.
Veronica gentianoides is a floriferous, semi-evergreen, clump-forming perennial, bearing pretty, blue fragrant flowers. It’s a plant of the woodland edge, so is at home in humus-rich soil in dappled shade.
Veronica gentianoides ‘Intermedia’ flowers a little later than other varieties, bearing delicate, white-blue blooms. Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering, and split clumps annually to avoid the centre of the plant dying out.
How to grow Veronica 'Intermedia'
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Plant size
30cm height
20cm spread
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Aspect
North facing, east facing, south facing, west facing
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Position in border
Middle
- Sun exposure: Dappled shade, partial shade
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Soil type: Chalky / alkaline
Plant calendar
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Do Plant in June |
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Do Plant in July |
A
Do Plant in August |
S
Do Plant in September |
O
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N
Do not Plant in November |
D
Do not Plant in December |
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| Flowers |
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Plant does not flower in January |
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Plant does not flower in March |
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Plant does flower in April |
M
Plant does flower in May |
J
Plant does not flower in June |
J
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A
Plant does not flower in August |
S
Plant does not flower in September |
O
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N
Plant does not flower in November |
D
Plant does not flower in December |
| Divide | ||||||||||||
| Divide |
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Do not Divide in January |
F
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M
Do Divide in March |
A
Do Divide in April |
M
Do Divide in May |
J
Do not Divide in June |
J
Do not Divide in July |
A
Do not Divide in August |
S
Do not Divide in September |
O
Do not Divide in October |
N
Do not Divide in November |
D
Do not Divide in December |
| Take cuttings | ||||||||||||
| Take cuttings |
J
Do not Take cuttings in January |
F
Do not Take cuttings in February |
M
Do not Take cuttings in March |
A
Do not Take cuttings in April |
M
Do not Take cuttings in May |
J
Do Take cuttings in June |
J
Do Take cuttings in July |
A
Do not Take cuttings in August |
S
Do not Take cuttings in September |
O
Do not Take cuttings in October |
N
Do not Take cuttings in November |
D
Do not Take cuttings in December |
Veronica 'Intermedia' and wildlife
Veronica 'Intermedia' is known for attracting bees, beneficial insects, butterflies/moths and other pollinators. It nectar-pollen-rich-flowers.
Attractive to Bees
Attractive to Beneficial insects
Does not attract Birds
Attractive to Butterflies/Moths
Attractive to Other pollinators
Is Veronica 'Intermedia' poisonous?
Veronica 'Intermedia' has no toxic effects reported.
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Cats
No reported toxicity to Dogs
No reported toxicity to Horses
No reported toxicity to Livestock
No reported toxicity to People
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