On the left is a gardener photo from Garden Web Forums and below is a nursery image from Far Reaches Farm. It’s definitely leaning heavily toward blue, and the lighting could be off on these two images, but these are the ones I would go by when ordering this perennial for my garden. And here’s what I think this plant really will look like in your garden below. But, Royal Candles Veronica is more blue than purple, so this yummy little spring bloomer could very well be an excellent bluer side of purple. So is Tidal Wave really this true blue? I don’t think so – no live plant blooms the color of Gramma’s blue and white china. The key is to see what version of color is seen more than others, and is usually a pretty safe bet at being the color the plant will bloom for you. These will usually be closer to true color than the perfect advertising view. After a plant has been available wholesale for a year or two, smart nurseries have planted it in their garden and can show you a garden shot. Promoter photos are many times altered, and also the only source for nurseries to use to market the season’s offering. Are they nursery photos, promoter photos, or gardener photos? It makes a big difference. Take into account the source of the images. However, when using this method of discovery, you have to keep in mind that the brand of camera used to take the photograph, and your computer screen’s color display, does alter reality from what you see. Search result images can sometimes reveal what catalog photos do not – the true color of a perennials flowers. Close enough for me, flower snob that I am, and new Tidal Wave Veronica is likely not going to disappoint. I feel your pain! If it’s not blue, I don’t want it in my garden either! However, Veronica is one of the very few perennials that offers flowers that are very close to being blue. They call it blue and in your garden the plant blooms a sickly shade of pink or pinkish purple. One would think that the people in charge of naming the colors of flower petals have their own set of crayons. Is this really a blue-flowered perennial?
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