Veronica perfoliata

Common name:
Digger’s Speedwell

Description:
Veronica perfoliata is a hardy Australian native perennial with attractive blue-green, rounded leaves that clasp neatly around upright stems. In spring to early summer, it produces charming spikes of soft blue to violet-blue flowers that add a delicate meadow-like feel to native gardens, cottage-style borders and mixed perennial plantings. Best grown in full sun to part shade, it performs well in Melbourne when planted in well-drained soil and given occasional watering through extended dry periods. Its compact, clumping habit makes it useful for edging, rockeries, informal borders and pollinator-friendly gardens.

Form:
Shrub - Small
Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature size:
Height: 30–60cm
Width: 30–50cm

Aspect:
Full Sun
Part Shade

Flowering:
Flowers in Spring
Flowers in Summer

Flower colour:
Blue
Violet-blue

Key attributes:
Australian native
Bee Attracting
Disease Resistant
Herbaceous
Perennial
Suitable for Pots

Toxicity:
Not generally regarded as toxic to humans or pets.

Companion plants:
Kangaroo Paw
Native Violet
Dianella
Lomandra
Brachyscome
Scaevola