Purple Leia Spike Speedwell - Bare Root Plant

Name: Purple Leia Spike Speedwell - Bare Root Plant
Brand: Great Lakes Lavender Farm
SKU: GLLF-PER-4EF7B7A6-BR
Price: 15.55 USD
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Live plants are pickup only June 1–September 30. Plugs and potted plants cannot use our shipping path to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, or WA; pickup may remain available. Soil-free bare root plants may ship to those states during March 1–May 31 when all remaining rules pass. Montana plug and potted-plant arrivals must be October 1–May 31.

We choose neem oil and lower-impact plant care instead of routinely drenching our greenhouse with lab-manufactured pesticides. We are exploring a screened growing house that may expand future shipping options.

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Bare root arrives dormant

Expect new growth in about 6 weeks after planting. Until then it can look lifeless, so you won’t be able to tell within 24 hours of arrival whether it will grow.

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About the Product

Purple Leia carries rosy purple flower spikes over the top half of a tall, columnar plant about 2.5 feet high. It adds height without width, ideal for narrow borders, small gardens and the middle of a bed.

It blooms from early summer into midsummer and pairs well with Blue Skywalker and Lavender Lightsaber for a mix of colors at the same height. Bees visit steadily, and deer tend to leave it alone.

What it looks like

Slender, tapering flower spikes 6 to 10 inches long densely packed with tiny rosy purple florets, covering the top half of the plant. Leaves are lance-shaped, finely toothed and green, 2 to 4 inches long, in pairs along stiff stems. The plant is a columnar, upright clump 28 to 30 inches tall and 18 to 20 inches wide. At peak it looks like a narrow green pillar topped with rosy purple spires.

Growing it with lavender

Speedwell likes full sun like lavender but appreciates a little more moisture, so set it at the edge of a lavender bed where it gets occasional water; its slender spikes echo lavender's form and extend the season of spiky color.

Care

Plant in full sun to part shade in average, well-drained soil that does not stay dry for long. Hardy in zones 4-8; cut spent spikes back to the next set of side buds to keep new flowers coming, and divide crowded clumps every few years in spring.

At a glance

Botanical name: Veronica
Flower color: Rosy purple
Foliage: Green
Growth habit: Columnar, upright clump
Mature size: 28–30 in tall × 18–20 in wide
USDA hardiness zones: 4–8
Light: full sun, part sun to part shade
Bloom start: Mid-June
Peak bloom: Mid-July
Bloom pattern: Long Blooming
Deer resistance: Resistant
Pollinator value: Excellent

Sizes and shipping

Dormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.

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Mature height: 30.0 in
Mature spread: 20.0 in
Bloom: Mid-June – peak Mid-July
Fragrance: None
Deer: Resistant

Lavender companion · grow guide

How to grow Purple Leia

Spike Speedwell · Veronica

Plant in full sun in well-drained soil that stays evenly moist in summer. Cut spent spikes back to the leafy base for repeat bloom; soggy winter soil causes rot.

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Full sunLight
Moderate waterAverage drainage
pH 6.0–7.5Soil
Zones 4a–8bHardiness
30″ tall20″ wide
ResistantDeer · rabbits resistant
Not known toxicPets

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Hardy in zones 4a–8b

Spring or early fall.

Dormant bare-root spike speedwell (veronica) as it arrives, laid on burlap

When it arrives

Your bare-root plant

Bare-root Veronica is a compact crown with fibrous roots and sometimes small leaf buds at the top. Soak roots 20 minutes, plant with the crown at soil level, and water in.

Expect new growth in about 6 weeks after planting. Bare root ships March–May while dormant, with little or no top growth, and it can look lifeless until then. That’s normal. Low green leafy rosettes appear in early spring; flower spikes follow in late spring to early summer.

You won’t be able to tell within 24 hours of arrival whether a dormant plant will grow.