![]() ![]() ‘Tidal Pool’ has proven to be an easily grown perennial as long as it is planted in a well-drained soil. In northern regions, the 3″–4″ tall plant is covered with small, deep violet-blue flowers from mid to late spring into early summer. ![]() This creeping Veronica is tolerant of clay and sandy soils, and makes an excellent ground cover and edging plant. ![]() This Speedwell will even tolerate light foot traffic. Veronica 'Tidal Pool' offers a glorious display of deep blue blooms with sparkling white eyes that smothers the mounds of silvery green foliage in spring and early summer. The rest of the growing season, it settles into attractive groundcovers that seem to handle cold, heat, humidity, rain, and drought equally well. ‘Tidal Pool’ forms a dense, spreading mat of small green leaves with a hint of silver-blue and looks great throughout the entire growing season. Veronica 'Tidal Pool' cover itself with medium to deep blue-violet flowers from late April into mid-May. Jim Ault’s perennial breeding program at the Chicago Botanic Garden has quickly proven to be a top-notch plant. It is found in lawns, fields, gardens and other disturbed soil areas. Veronica ‘Tidal Pool’ – USPP 23341 (Speedwell) It blooms winter through early summer depending on the region and reproduces by seed. Whether you are a novice or experienced northern gardener, you will be able find something that will add interest to your landscape. Keep checking back as the featured plant will change from time to time. This page will feature some of my favorites. There is a wide variety of great landscape plants available for use in northern regions. 'Tidal Pool' is also very tolerant of cold, heat, humidity. The silvery-green foliage is dense, fast-spreading, attractive all through the growing season. It tolerates light foot traffic, and will rebloom sporadically throughout the season if cut back. Don’t view plant loss as a totally negative experience as you undoubtedly learned something in trying that specific plant plus it’s demise probably afforded you the space to trial something new. A profusion of deep violet-blue flowers appear in late spring on this prostrate speedwell. But then, that is part of the evolution of a gardener in a harsh climate. I have grown countless varieties of plants in the North and I must admit that I have killed my fair share. Description: An award winning plant addition for your garden Vibrant, purple flower spikes above dark green foliage from late spring through summer. ![]()
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