Veronica spicata | Blue Carpet | Spiked Speedwell Tea towel ~ Aerin Lauder | Estee

~ Aerin Lauder | Estee Lauder Companies

The perfect choice for a dry sunny spot

Deadhead to keep the plant neat and tidy and cut it back in late summer after flowering has finished

we have even had the plant flowering in early Winter

The interesting flowers stand high above the deeply toothed leaves

Veronica spicata | Blue Carpet | Spiked Speedwell Tea towel ~ Aerin Lauder | EsteeVeronica spicata 'Blue Carpet' Spiked Speedwell. This is an excellent small and neat variety of Spike Speedwell. It grows into a low bushy mound or tuft of dark green leaves, upon which short spikes of bright violet blue flowers rise up from in early summer for several weeks. So useful in the garden as an edging plant, in the rock garden or in tubs and containers as it has a natural tendency to spread out a little. Shear lightly after blooming to