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Royal Candles
Veronica spicata 'Royal Candles'
Royal Candles blooms from June through August.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Royal Candles
Plant it in full sun. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 3–8. Expect it to reach about 16 in tall and 12 in wide at maturity, in roughly 2 years (not yet checked).
No toxicity note is on file for Royal Candles. That is not a clearance: check its safety for people and pets before planting.
What was checked
Mature height and spread, hardiness zones, sun and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant. The bloom months and water need on this page were not, and each fact above says which. The planting, spacing and size sections are derived from these checked facts by a fixed rule, not checked separately, and the plant type is the library's own classification.
When to plant Royal Candles
Plant Royal Candles in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. In zone 5, the middle of its hardy zones 3 to 8, spring means April to June and fall means August or September. Once settled, it blooms from June to August.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 5, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 5 in April. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Royal Candles get?
16 intall5 ft 7 inan adult12 inwideSee Royal Candles in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant Royal Candles
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Royal Candles about 12 in apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Royal Candles to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Where these facts come from
Royal Candles' height, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags were checked against 7 published sources on August 2, 2026. Each one is linked below with every fact it carried, which can include a fact this page still marks as not yet checked, because a source carrying a value is not the same as the value being held to the standard. Facts not in that list, and the planting, spacing and size sections, are not covered by these sources.
- NC State ExtensionVeronica spicataheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, years to mature size and trait tags
- wilsonbrosgardens.comWilson Bros Gardensheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, years to mature size and trait tags
- American Meadowsheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- High Country Gardensheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- Missouri Botanical GardenVeronica spicata 'Glory' ROYAL CANDLESheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- Missouri Botanical GardenVeronica spicataheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- US plant patent (Google Patents)United States plant patent PP18,932 (Veronica plant named 'Glory'), vi...height and spread
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
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