Veronica alpina 'Goodness Grows'
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Allan Armitage Veronica alpina 'Goodness Grows'
Allan Armitage
Veronica alpina 'Goodness Grows'
Veronica alpina 'Goodness Grows' (click for large image)
Goodness Grows Alpine Speedwell 		Common Names:
  • Goodness Grows Alpine Speedwell
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Goodness Grows Alpine Speedwell
 
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Origin:

  Europe, Asia  

Sun/Water Requirements:

 
Moderate to wet conditions.
Armitage says: "Seed germinates quickly when sown in moist media and placed in warm humid conditions."

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 3 to Zone 8

Armitage says: "This plant performs as well in the heat of zone 8 as in the cool of zone 3."

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 4" to 8".
Armitage says: "It has the low-growing habit of the former and the long blue racemes of the latter."

Flowers:

  Color(s): Blue
Season(s): Summer

Armitage says: "Is an outstanding long-flowering hybrid which likely arose from V. alpina 'Alba' and V. spicata at Goodness Grows Nursery in Crawford, Georgia."  

Foliage:

  Color: Leaves are green.
Armitage says: "This small, undemanding plant bears shiny green entire leaves about 1-1 ½" long.The upper leaves are larger than the lower and all are elliptical to oblong."  
Veronica alpina 'Goodness Grows' is hardy in these areas:
Alsip, ILBaltimore, MDBayside, NY
Bronx, NYBrooklyn, NYBrownsville, TX
Canton, MIChicago, ILCicero, IL
College Point, NYConneaut, OHCorona, NY
Detroit, MIDorset, OHEast Claridon, OH
East Elmhurst, NYEast Greenville, PAEast Texas, PA
Easton, PAEcorse, MIElmhurst, NY
Elmwood Park, ILElyria, OHEmmaus, PA
Evergreen Park, ILFerndale, MIFlorence, SC
Flushing, NYForest Hills, NYFort Eustis, VA
Fresh Meadows, NYGlen Burnie, MDGwynn Oak, MD
Harper Woods, MIHarrison Township, MIHighland Park, MI
Hunt Valley, MDJackson Heights, NYLeasburg, NC
Lexington, NCLiberty, NCLinwood, NC
Little Neck, NYMacomb, MIMarysville, MI
Maspeth, NYMemphis, MIMiddle Village, NY
Morgantown, WVMount Clemens, MINew Baltimore, MI
New Haven, MINew York, NYNewport News, VA
North Ridgeville, OHNorth Street, MINottingham, MD
Oakland Gardens, NYParkville, MDPhiladelphia, PA
Pikesville, MDRego Park, NYRidgewood, NY
Riverdale, ILRosedale, MDSparrows Point, MD
Staten Island, NYTaylor, MITemperance, MI
Towson, MDTrenton, MIVirginia Beach, VA
Wayne, MIWestland, MIWhitestone, NY
Whitmore Lake, MIWoodside, NY
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