Veronica ‘Ornate Silver’

Common Name:
Silver Speedwell

Description:
Veronica ‘Ornate Silver’ is an attractive evergreen shrub prized for its distinctive silvery-grey foliage and delicate spikes of soft lavender to pale purple flowers. The small, finely textured leaves create a dense, rounded mound that provides year-round structure and colour contrast in the garden. During the warmer months, slender flower spikes rise above the foliage, adding subtle seasonal interest while attracting bees and other beneficial pollinators. In Melbourne’s climate, this hardy plant performs best in a full sun to part shade position with well-drained soil and benefits from protection from heavy frost and cold winds. It is well suited to coastal gardens, contemporary landscapes, mixed borders and decorative pots where its striking foliage and compact habit can be appreciated. Veronica ‘Ornate Silver’ is also valued for its tolerance to dry conditions once established and requires only light pruning to maintain its tidy shape.

Form:
• Shrub - Small

Mature Size:
• Height: 60–80 cm
• Width: 60–80 cm

Aspect:
• Full Sun
• Part Shade

Flowering:
• Flowers in Spring
• Flowers in Summer

Flower Colour:
• Pale purple
• Lavender

Key Attributes:
• Suitable for Pots
• Bee Attracting
• Perennial
• Evergreen
• Drought tolerant once established
• Coastal tolerant
• Suitable for borders
• Low maintenance

Toxicity:
Generally considered non-toxic to humans and pets.

Companion Plants:
• Lavender
• Westringia
• Salvia
• Gaura
• Echinacea
• Santolina
• Helichrysum

Plant Growers Australia (PGA) is an innovative wholesale production nursery based in Melbourne, renowned for superior quality garden plants and pioneering breeding programs.
PGA do not sell direct to the public, but their website has detailed information on this species that is available for everyone to access. 
Visit www.pga.com.au for further details and photos of this plant.