- Name: Veronica - Other Common Names: Spike Speedwell - Scientific Name: Veronica Longifolia - Color: Light Pink - Plant Seeds: Outdoors After Frost / Indoors Weeks Before Last Frost - Bloom Time: Spring - Fall - Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8 (& It Reseeds Itself) - Plant Height: 36 - 48" - Plant Spacing: 15 - 18" - Light Requirements: Sun - Soil & Water Preferences: Average - Quantity: 50 Seeds - Other: The Lovely Flower Spikes Of Veronica Make An Excellent Cut Flower. It Attracts Bees, Butterflies, And Birds. It Is Deer Resistant And Tolerates Dry Soil. Veronica Has Fragrant Flowers And Foliage.