“Reaching – Veronica spicata” – Summer 2013 – Whitney Avenue – Wilkinsburg, PA
A Plant a Day till Spring” will highlight one plant a day, starting on the winter solstice (December 21, 2013)… And ending on the vernal equinox (March 20, 2014)… If all goes to plan I will be starting with old Snowdrop photos from 2013… And ending with new photos of Snowdrops in 2014…
4 Days to Go
I have a ridiculous amount of stuff to do today… Starting with this blog post… And ending with a fruit tree maintenance and theory workshop I will be presenting this afternoon… Depending on time I may even demonstrate a few grafting techniques…
Veronica… More specifically… Veronica spicata… “Spiked Speedwell”… Is a flowering perennial plant known for its spikes of tightly packed flowers commonly available in blue, pink, and white…
Veronica spicata is a very easy plant to grow… It grows from a slowly expanding crown… I prune mine twice a year… Once after the spring blooms die… And again at the end of the season… I don’t recommend pruning in early spring as it tends to eliminate the early spring blooms…
I have had considerable luck digging this plant out of the ground and dividing the root mass into 4 parts… I have had a 100% success rate with this method as long as each piece has some of the crown attached…
I believe this plant produces sterile seeds… I have tried to save and germinate without any luck… Also I have let it self seed on its own… Again… No luck… This post has more info relating to Veronica spicata than Wikipedia so I am not even including the link to the plant photographed above… The link provided below is for the plant genus…
I am so sorry this has to be a short post… But the sun is now up and I get to go collect scion wood for my demonstration this afternoon… As always…
plant petunias and question everything – chriscondello
If you want some science – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_(plant)
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I just wanted to drop a line and tell you that I have enjoyed your series on a plant a day. I have found it interesting. I never had thought of planting herbs and spices in my flower beds until I read on of your peices. I had never thought about that their flowers as adding to my flower garden. I am going to try it. I like to be inspired and think outside the box. Keep up the good work.
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Thank you for reaching out… I get excited to think that the things I write about actually inspire people… In fact… I am still getting used to it… I think I used to overthink the whole process… In the end I have found the best option is to simply and sincerely say…
Thank you…
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Your Welcome! Keep up the good work.
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