Re: Veronica

Hi, Monica! I've grown Veronica spicata 'Blue Charm' for years and it does  
flop pretty badly but no worse than, say, Sedum 'Frosty Morn' or others 
that  like to drive you crazy. Other than tons of sun for the Veronica, I tie 
them  with twine before the flopping begins. I bought some grids which slip 
over them  with feet to go into the ground to stabilize them but forgot to 
put them in  place before they were too tall this year. As with floppy Sedums, 
you  might try pinching the Veronicas back when they're about 10" tall (by 
about  3") and that might help too. If I didn't love  the 
sky-blue-with-a-hint-of-lilac Blue Charm so much I  probably wouldn't be fussing with them but 
they attract as many bees, or  what bees are left, as much as any other 
plant I have (in 2nd place is  Caryopteris, also a pain to grow). Good luck, 
Monica!
 
Joanie Anderson
35 mi. north of Chicago
zone 5a  
 
 
In a message dated 10/1/2009 1:05:17 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
monica@theturcottes.com writes:

Last  year I bought 4 veronica plants, white, pink, blue, lavender.   The
white and pink stand up on their own with sturdy stems but the blue  and
purple are floppy to the point of collapse.  Their stems are so  thin, they
can't hold up the blooms.  The blooms themselves are not  much to speak of,
they are at most 2 inches long.  The pink and white  bloom, however, are 3-4
inches.  Did I get different varieties by  mistake?  The other thing I was
wondering about is that the floppy  plants are in a more sheltered location.
Could they be weak from "soft  living"?
Monica Turcotte
Londonderry NH
(Cheryl's  neighbor)

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