PlantFiles: Creeping Veronica, Speedwell
Veronica umbrosa 'Georgia Blue'

Even though this is listed to Zone 8a, I've had this growing in Zone 10a very successfully. Not at all invasive here and even blooms intermitantly throughout our hot summers. Great as a replacement for Lobelia, too.

Absolutely LOVE this plant. It is striking when in bloom and cascading from a pot or over rocks. Just beautiful.

Worth checking that the species that invades lawns isn't Veronica filiformis. This is a colourful, but invasive species of UK lawns.

This little baby has taken over my lawn here in Vermont! It is creeping into all my flower beds. Help. How do i get rid of it?

This is a super ground cover that blooms early spring and later if it is in the sun. It works well in our Texas heat in full sun or part shade. The moisture issue does not effect it either. I have had it near a water feature where it gets overflow, and I have it next to a foundation in full sun. It grows a bit on the slow side, but once established it will fill out and spill over the edge of a bed. I give it four stars****!

I love this plant. I planted mine about a month ago and it is still blooming and really starting to fill out. I have my planted in my waterwise garden in front of my Guara and infront of retaining wall in front of my sidewalk. It adds color when my other plants are still dormat. It is danity and filled with color.

This is a pretty plant with a very vivid blue color. Although it's considered a creeper or a ground cover I find that it has a more upright habit in my zone and barely creeps at all.

Such a wonderful ground cover for DFW area, looks like a blue carpet in springtime due to all the little flowers the honeybees just love. Green leaves turn more burgundy in dead of winter but it comes right back early. Usually my first flowers of spring.

LOVE LOVE LOVE this plant! It is a fabulous groundcover, the flowers are extremely vibrant. It usually blooms twice for me-spring and again in late summer.
I'm growing it in full sun but I'm going to try and transplant some in a shady area and see how that goes. For a vine that looks so delicate it is extremely hardy!

A great plant and very pretty in borders or as an accent. Not terrific in dappled shade in central Texas -- much heavier blooming w/sun 5 hours or more.

Beautiful flowers and beautiful color! I love to see it every Spring!

The first year we had these, we were thrilled to see what a beautiful blue carpet they made.

Anyone know how well it grows as a groundcover in dappled shade?

This is a wonderful groundcover in my zone 8a gardens. It divides easily and is quick to root in a new bed. I highly recommend it, especially since it is evergreen.

Lovely ground cover, like a blue carpet in early spring, one of the first to bloom. Spreads nicely, but not invasive, and keeps its leaves in winter and they turn a pretty bronze color. A surprise favorite.

Great groundcover. It stays a bronzy color in zone 6 winters. When in bloom many people will comment on it.
Only trouble I have had with it is in trading it through the mail. Make sure you include a little soil as the roots are shallow which causes the roots to dry out.

Pretty blue flowers. Will spread by rooting along the stems, but not excessively so. Very easy to transplant by cutting a rooted stem from the mother plant.