Veronica

Bring the beauty of nursery-grown plants straight to your garden with our carefully nurtured collections, grown by our small, family-run team at our nursery in Somerset. Available for mail order across the UK, it's easy to buy plants online with confidence. Our plants range from shrubs and ferns to ornamental grasses and herbaceous perennials — all grown in peat-free compost and packed with care to arrive healthy and ready to thrive. With reliable delivery, our collections make it simple to create a beautiful, sustainable garden.

Buy Veronica Plants Online – Nursery Grown in Somerset

Discover our range of veronica (speedwell) plants, grown at our family-run nursery in North Perrott, Somerset. With their elegant upright spikes of blue, purple, pink or white flowers, veronicas are reliable, long-flowering perennials that work beautifully in cottage gardens, prairie schemes and wildlife borders alike. All our plants are grown in peat-free compost and delivered across the UK by mail order.

Types of Veronica

  • Veronica spicata (Spiked Speedwell) – Upright spikes of densely packed flowers in blue, pink or white from early to midsummer. Compact and well-behaved, ideal for the front to middle of a sunny border.
  • Veronica longifolia – Taller than spicata, with longer flower spikes in blue or white. Flowers from midsummer into autumn. Excellent for prairie-style planting.
  • Veronica gentianoides – Pale blue flowers in early summer above low rosettes of glossy foliage. One of the earliest veronicas to flower.
  • Veronica austriaca subsp. teucrium – Sprawling habit with vivid blue flowers in early summer. Excellent for the front of a border or tumbling over low walls.

How to Grow Veronica

  • Position: Full sun to partial shade. Best flowering in full sun.
  • Soil: Well-drained, moderately fertile soil. Veronica dislike waterlogged conditions but are otherwise unfussy and adaptable.
  • Planting: Plant in spring or autumn, spacing plants 30–45cm apart.
  • Watering: Water during the first growing season. Once established, veronica are reasonably drought-tolerant.
  • Hardiness: Fully hardy throughout the UK (RHS H7).

How to Prune & Maintain Veronica

  • Deadhead spent flower spikes promptly to encourage a second flush of blooms.
  • Cut back to the ground in late autumn or early spring.
  • Divide congested clumps every 3–4 years in spring to maintain vigour.

Veronica for Pollinators

Veronica are excellent pollinator plants, attracting bees, butterflies and hoverflies with their nectar-rich flower spikes. They are particularly valuable in early to midsummer when competition for pollinators is high. Several varieties are RHS Plants for Pollinators approved.

Veronica in Prairie & Cottage Garden Planting

Veronica combine beautifully with achillea, salvia, echinacea, geranium and ornamental grasses in both traditional cottage garden borders and contemporary prairie-style schemes. Their upright habit provides valuable vertical contrast to mound-forming and spreading perennials.

Why Buy Veronica from Champion Plants?

  • All plants grown in peat-free compost at our Somerset nursery
  • Dispatched by UK mail order — carefully packed to arrive in perfect condition
  • Expert advice available — contact Jason or Kate with any growing questions
  • Family-run nursery with a focus on quality over quantity