First Love Veronica
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
First Love Veronica highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Botanical Name
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Growing Zones
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Mature Height
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Mature Spread
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Sun ExposureFull Sun
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Moisture
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Soil
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Growth RateMedium
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Pollinator Friendly
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Fragrant
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Pruning Time
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Bloom PeriodLate Spring, Summer
Growing Zones 4-9
A brilliant little dwarf First Love Veronica (Speedwell) (Veronica longifolia 'Alllove') creates vibrant spires of tiny flowers that cluster tightly together around a tapered stem! The dark pink "candles" arrive, and they wave above a compact mound of glossy green leaves. So bright and colorful, these magenta-pink bottlebrushes last all summer!
Flowering from the bottom up First Love Veronica is a vibrant bloom highlighted by the mounds of dark green foliage. The nectar-rich blooms call pollinators and Hummingbirds in droves! The flower spikes appear all summer and provide you with lovely cut flowers for your bouquets.
Also known as Speedwell, First Love is very miniature, low-maintenance, and comes back every year. Cold-hardy and heat-tolerant throughout USDA growing zones 4-9. Growing to 10-12 inches tall and 8-12 inches wide. Still forming an upright focal point, these space-saving herbaceous perennials are usually passed over by rabbits or deer.
Planting and Application:
The brilliant vertical texture lights up the garden and adds motion and texture to containers and garden beds and borders in the sun! It will be showy all summer while being visited by pollinators! Classic border garden, cottage garden, and cut flower garden plants in an eye-popping magenta hue that isn't too often found in the landscape!
There are many uses for this miniature Veronica in the border garden, sunny garden bed, in containers, or as delightful little edging. Fantastic vertical blooms for nosegays and container gardens so you can keep the radiant white blooms closer. Veronica works well in mixed planters as fillers, in borders as short edging, or to add bright color to any large or small-scale landscape.
Use First Love as a front-of-the-border pop of color that catches the eye! Though the butterflies readily find these pink spires! The bright hue shines in the sun, mix with other pink and red hues, or melds with blues and purple. Mix First Love Veronica with its slightly larger cousins, the pink First Kiss or the bright violet First Match for a special kind of garden flair!
- Bright Magenta-Pink Spires
- Lovely Compact Mounds
- Butterflies & Hummingbirds Galore
- Glossy Deep Green Foliage
- Small-Scale, Edging & Border Gardens, Containers & Pollinator Gardens
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Perennial Speedwell are easy-to-grow and flower best in full sun in well-drained soil locations. Ensure Veronica gets plenty of water during the growing season to stay perfectly happy in the heat. Top off the root system with 3-4 inches of arborist mulch for moisture retention and insulation. Deadhead the blooms as soon as they fade to encourage new blooms to form. In late autumn, once the foliage dies back after frost, you can prune the mound to remove excess debris.
- Blooms Best in Full Sun
- Well-Drained Enriched Soil
- Regular Moisture Needs
- Deadhead For Rebloom & Prune Mounds Late Autumn
- Seldom Damaged By Deer or Rabbits
The dwarf First Love Veronica brings brilliant magenta color & compact upright form to the landscape - plus loads of pollinators too! Reserve your hardy perennial flowering plants today at NatureHills.com!
