- Approximate height: 20cm (8 inches)
- Recommended water depth over pot: 0 - 10cm (0 - 4 inches)
- Flowering time: May to August
- Flower colour: Blue
- Supplied loose and bare root: one portion contains at least ten stems. For best results we recommend potting on using a 1 litre pot
This fast-growing British native species is useful as an edging plant, producing glossy green trailing foliage throughout the year, and sending up tiny blue flowers all summer long. The waxy leaves are evergreen and last through into the winter, surviving frosts and ice and making it one of the few native plants to give winter interest to the pond. The plant's strength is always in its new stems, so if your plant needs to be tidied, it is best to cut off and re-plant the outer stems, which are the most vigorous.
Water Speedwell has a naturally trailing habit so instead of supplying it in pots (where it tends to spill over), we now provide it as a bare-root plant only.
If designing a planting scheme, we recommend approximately 2 Veronica beccabunga plants per square foot of ground, or 1 plant per linear foot of pond edge. Read more here on how to pot and care for your plant.