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| As we all know, sometimes photos that make plants appear "blue" are very misleading. Does anyone know if this new variety of Veronica really is the shocking blue color that the photos such as those on the link below make it seem? |
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| isn't that gorgeous? i have ordered one from somewhere (forget just where, lol) but haven't gotten the order yet. i'm hoping it will look like the photo, but blue is so difficult to photograph "true", so i will be pleasantly surprised if this veronica does look like the pic. hope so! i love most all veronicas in any case, so if it doesn't i will not mind -- too much! |
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| To my eye, the photos look enhanced in some way. The flowers almost look like they have been painted on, but as stated blue is a hard color to photograph. With that said, I have a feeling you are still going to be happy with this plant. I haven't seen it in person, but the flower shape is very similar to Veronica 'Georgia Blue' which does appear 'blue' to me. At least when I view it casually in my garden. I haven't actually studied individual flowers to see if they really are true blue. That whole debate drives me crazy at times! The nice thing about your plant is that the flowers seem to hold their heads up whereas Georgia Blue has mainly droopy flowers. It's still nice, but your plant looks nicer. Kevin |
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- Posted by summersunshine 5b (My Page) on Wed, May 2, 12 at 23:27
| Thanks for the input. I have not ordered this plant yet but I am considering getting it. It would just be nice to know what to expect. The way these things go, I generally assume that when a plant is called "blue" it probably is really purple. |
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| Just to confirm...this particular 'Speedwell' bloom duration is spring time? |
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| I just picked up two of these plants...not sure where I will put them but I will try to squeeze them in somewhere. (I guess I have missed their flowering this year). |
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| There are several prostrate, very true blue species from Veronica genus. Some of them are noxious annual weeds in lawns and fields here in Denmark. |
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- Posted by summersunshine 5b (My Page) on Sat, May 26, 12 at 14:01
| I just received a plant of this but alas it looks like it won't be ready to bloom until next year. (From what the info online says, May is its usual bloom time) If it stays alive, I will try to remember to let you know what it looks like next year. :) In the meantime, if anyone knows more about this cultivar, please let us know if it really is blue! |
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| Several websites say that 'Veronica Tidal Pool' is identical to 'Veronica whitleyi'. |
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- Posted by summersunshine 5b (My Page) on Fri, Jun 22, 12 at 16:36
| From google it sounds like V. whitleyi is a purple, not a true blue. Are you saying that you think Tidal Pool is purple? If it does turn out to be purple, hopefully it'll still be pretty, but I would find it disappointing if it turns out those photos of the plant are misleading people about what its real color is. |
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| I am just saying that it isnt difficult to find a web reference stating that V. 'Whitleyi' and V. 'Tidal Pool' are one in the same plant. |
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| UPDATE: I have 3 TP planted this past summer and all three are strongly evergreen at this late date in December. The picture below has greenery poking through the snow. |
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| Well, as long as we're comparing photos of "Veronica in the Snow" - here's 'Georgia Blue' today. Granted it doesn't look the happiest, but it is still green and this is after many nights in the single digits. Right now it's 17 F. Kevin
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| So Kevin, how does your 'Georgia Blue' look as of April? (Btw, your Dec 24 picture doesn't show for me). I am still very surprised by this same 'Tidal Pool' that I posted about back on Christmas Eve. Here it is today. It had been under about 4 feet of snow for nearly 8 weeks. And it is only this week that I finally see it in its entirety (2.5 ft in diameter) and it looks so healthy. I look forward to seeing those neon blue flowers for the first time. |
This post was edited by rouge21 on Wed, Apr 10, 13 at 21:40
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| I bought one of these this year and put it in the ground last week. I guess I don't have much hope of it blooming this year, from what this thread indicates. Man, I'm really not the patient gardener when it comes to first-year blooms or second. Instant grat, please! |
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| Sorry, I deleted that earlier photo of Georgia. I took another photo yesterday (before our expected snow storm) and it looks terrible.
Maybe the combo of last years drought and our nasty winter? I don't know, but I sure hope it survives. Kevin |
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| Is V. 'Tidal Pool' blooming for anyone yet and if so, can you report on flower color? Also, the photos I've seen make the foliage look thicker than that of V. 'Georgia Blue.' How does it compare if you have seen both? |
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| 'babs', my 3 plants look so healthy and green and large but no flowers yet. I will post pictures as soon as they appear en masse. |
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| hmmmm, those creeping speedwells make me very nervous - I have various weedy types afflicting my allotment. Have had a few veronica austriacus ( maybe Crater Lake Blue) which have been reliably cheerful and well-behaved. |
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- Posted by summersunshine 5b (My Page) on Sun, May 12, 13 at 0:12
| Mine also survived the winter but no sign of blooms yet. I'll let everyone know if it does anything interesting. |
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