Veronica Species, Digger's Speedwell

I am zone 9b, and I garden in very sandy acidic soil, (ph5.5 to 6.0). My speedwells are so happy and beautiful. I love them and I love th...Read Moree beautiful little blue flowers. Also, I live a mile from the Pacific Ocean, with frequent fog and high humidity and relatively cool temps, in the 60's, and all my diggers get at least a half day of sun.

Loves the wind, lovely nodding flower heads, tolerates 9b heat well, fast growing shrub with tall blue/violet flower stalks.

This lovely plant is an Australian native and I am interested to learn it is in cultivation in USA. It grows at high altitude in the wild...Read More, being very common beside the roads near Mt. Kosciusko in New South Wales (Australia's highest mountain).
It is quite common in cultivation in Australia, although I have not grown it myself. There is a vigorous plant in flower at the moment in the grounds of the University where I work.