{"id":34082,"date":"2023-01-05T00:06:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T08:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/?post_type=product&#038;p=34082"},"modified":"2026-06-28T21:55:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T04:55:01","slug":"speedwell-hybrid-first-love","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/product\/speedwell-hybrid-first-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Speedwell, Hybrid &#8216;First Love&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>UVeronica <\/em>hybrid | Hybrid Speedwell &#8216;First Love&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>This hybrid speedwell, sometimes labeled as a Spiked Speedwell, is a tidy, upright, herbaceous perennial that forms a low mound of attractive deep green foliage and bears numerous spikes of densely packed\u00a0 bright pink flowers that form tapered, spike-like racemes that rise well above the foliage. The showy flowers reach 18-24 inches in height and typically bloom from June to August. They are attractive to bees and butterflies. =<\/p>\n<p>The genus name honors Saint Veronica who reportedly gave a handkerchief to Jesus so he could wipe sweat from his face on the way to Calvary, with some plants having markings that resemble the markings on the sacred handkerchief.<\/p>\n<p>Grows best in average, consistently moist, well-drained soil in full sun. Requires adequate winter drainage. Will tolerate light shade. Deadhead for repeat blooms.<\/p>\n<p>Ideal near the border edge, in containers and rock gardens. Spreads via slow-growing root-stock and self-seeding.<\/p>\n<p>Seeds do best with a 2-3 month period of cold-moist stratification, although some seeds may still germinate without it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Type: Perennial<\/p>\n<p>Sun exposure: Full sun<\/p>\n<p>Mature height: 2-3 ft<\/p>\n<p>Mature width: 18-24 inches<\/p>\n<p>Hardiness zones: 3-8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>40 seeds<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":34096,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[2602,4573,4599,2600],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-34082","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-all-seeds","product_cat-cut-flower-floral-bouquets","product_cat-flowers","product_cat-perennial-flower-seeds","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple","add-to-wishlist-before_image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/34082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=34082"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=34082"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=34082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}