Veronica perfoliata

From a drought tolerant rootstock spring stout branching stems piercing through round grey-green waxy leaves reminiscent of the juvenile leaves of eucalyptus. In midsummer, every shoot carries for weeks long, slender, drooping spires of soft blue-purple, four-petalled flowers. We cut it well back after flowering, when new growth produces a second flowering in autumn. Synonym Parahebe perfoliata.