Thriving at the water's edge, Veronica beccabunga emerges as a versatile aquatic perennial, boasting creeping hollow stems that root as they spread and typically evergreen, rounded fleshy leaves. From late spring to late summer, this British native species showcases short, upright spikes adorned with small, vibrant blue flowers, adding a splash of colour to water gardens and bog gardens. Serving as an excellent edging plant, its waxy, evergreen leaves persist through winter, enduring frosts and ice, providing essential winter interest to ponds. A useful and decorative marginal, not only to clear nutrients from the pond but also to offer surface cover, fostering wildlife and providing a protective habitat for newts to lay eggs and tadpoles to develop beneath its leafy canopy.