| Common Name | Veronica |
| Genus | Veronica |
| Species | longifolia |
| Family | Plantaginaceae |
| Life Cycle | Perennial |
| Tray Size | 50 |
| Plug Care | Transplant with 2 weeks of arrival, or bump up into a 50 or 72 cell tray. |
| Netting / Staking | No |
| Temperature Range | -35 to 90 |
| Spacing | 9" |
| Soil Preference | Well drained, generally fertile soil. |
| Day Length | Day Neutral |
| Pinching | If the plant is not already branching, pinch once growth has resumed after transplant. |
| When to Plant | Spring or Fall. Quite adaptable. |
| Harvesting | Cut when the spike is 1/3 open. Harvest the entire plant, all the way to the ground to encourage rebloom. |
| Post Harvest Care | Holding solution in the cooler. |
| Diseases / Insects | Generally pest free. |
| Bailey's Notes | The Skyler series does not need a cold winter period, unlike other Veronica longifolia cultivars. It will flower the first year from planting. Cut to the ground, and it will generally send out an additional flush of flowers. Depending on location you may harvest 2-4 flushes of flowers per year. It is fully hardy. In its second and third years, you will see many more stems emerge as the plant spreads. You may need to replace them every 4 or 5 years if production declines. |
| Resources | Danziger Veronica - Skyler™ Series Growing Guidelines |
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