Rob's plants home garden plants wildlife seed photos plant sale journal topics links guestbook Veronica longifolia 'Blauriesin'

 

Synonym(s) V. l. 'Blue giantess'. Pseudolysimachion longifolium Common name long-leaf speedwell Family scrophulariaceae Life cycle perennial (Z4-8) Flowers blue spikes (summer) Size 3-4' Light full sun Cultural notes ordinary garden soil, needs good drainage in winter From seed germinates at room temperature with exposure to light Flowers first year from seed sown indoors early. detailed seed-starting info below Seed ripens early October Attractive serrated deep-green foliage in a rosette, which sends up a central flower spike in early summer, with several side spikelets. Supposed to be a good cutflower. The foliage still gleams in October

Silly things still flowering in mid-November

Pseudo-variegation due to some kind of stress in May

In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: side garden, driveway bed, sale plot

Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list

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Seed-starting details for this plant

2004. Seed from '03 trade. Baggy 65F with light (>57%G, 6-12d)
2005. Seed from '04 garden. Baggy 70F with light (88%G, 6-10d)

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