| Description | Icicles Veronica (Veronica spicata)A taller growing Veronica with spikes of clear white flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (ve-RON-i-ka)(spi-KA-ta)) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, tolerates some dryness |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained |
| Flowers | white .25 inch florets, borne on terminal racemes |
| Leaves | simple, lance-shaped, light to grayish-green leaves |
| Dimensions | 24 inches tall |
| Maintenance | Stalks can be cut within a few inches of the ground and the plant will respond with a ground cover of fresh new foliage. |
| Propagation | division, cuttings |
| Misc Facts | Received a 5 out of 5 rating by the Chicago Botanic gardens Veronica trials. (syn fam: Plantaginaceae) |
| Author's Notes | It has been a few years since I grew this plant but it was hardy and had clean white spike-like flowers. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #217-Chicago Botanic Garden (www.chicagobotanic.org) |
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