{"product_id":"veronica-perfectly-picasso","title":"Veronica 'Perfectly Picasso'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVeronica 'Perfectly Picasso'\u003c\/em\u003e: A Soft Pink Haze of Spikes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Perfectly Picasso' paints pink spikes with white tips, as if it got halfway through the canvas and declared it finished. Two-tone, long blooming and wildly confident. MODERN ART YOU ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlant Characteristics:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eVeronica\u003c\/em\u003e hybrid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommon Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spike Speedwell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 56–66 cm (22–26 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpread:\u003c\/strong\u003e 56–61 cm (22–24 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium pink, opening from white buds at the spike tips for a two-tone look\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e Midsummer to late summer (July to August)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium green, in a rounded clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long blooming, salt tolerant, good cut flower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlant Patent:\u003c\/strong\u003e PP29,720\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere to Plant:\u003c\/strong\u003e At about knee height, it fits the middle of a sunny border rather than the very front. Plant it in groups for a soft pink haze, use it in a large container, or grow it in a cut-flower bed. It's salt tolerant, so it copes with beds near salted walks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompanion Plants:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eAnemone 'Whirlwind'\u003c\/em\u003e grows to 90 to 100 cm with white flowers from August to October, taking over as the pink spikes fade. \u003cem\u003eSymphyotrichum laeve\u003c\/em\u003e adds lavender daisies at 60 to 100 cm over the same late season. \u003cem\u003eTradescantia 'Concord Grape'\u003c\/em\u003e brings purple flowers at 40 to 45 cm from June to September. All three like full sun or partial sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlant Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant in full sun in average to fertile, well-drained soil. Add compost to very heavy or very light soil. Water regularly in the first season and during dry spells. Deadhead spent spikes to keep new ones coming. If the clump looks tired after flowering, shear it back. Cut it back in late fall or early spring. Divide in spring every few years if the clump gets crowded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory:\u003c\/strong\u003e 'Perfectly Picasso' was bred by Hans Hansen at Walters Gardens in Zeeland, Michigan, from a 2012 cross between an unreleased Walters seedling and the classic \u003cem\u003eVeronica\u003c\/em\u003e 'Red Fox'. It belongs to the Artist Series alongside 'Royal Rembrandt', 'Very Van Gogh' and 'Da Vinci Delight'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinal Thoughts:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hummingbirds, bees and butterflies are all collectors. Deer and road salt don't faze it. START YOUR COLLECTION TODAY.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Perennials","offers":[{"title":"1 Gallon Pot \/ Pink \/ 4","offer_id":67851553472790,"sku":"VEROPEP01","price":25.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0870\/5366\/4534\/files\/Veronica_PerfectlyPicasso.png?v=1793796157","url":"https:\/\/blacksheepperennials.com\/products\/veronica-perfectly-picasso","provider":"Black Sheep Perennials","version":"1.0","type":"link"}