I don't remember the Royal Candles veronicas turning any kind of color in fall. This year they are an attractive golden yellow. I cut the long spent stalks back and cleaned up a bit and there were these pretty little mounds of clean, colorful foliage.
It must be the long warm fall weather, with only a few mornings that have hit below 32°. A strange season this year.
The little golden clumps look quite nice.
Should I plant more Royal Candles speedwells, perhaps in the circle garden? I might.
They bloom vividly in June, with that upright spikiness I need around the circle garden, although once they fade the spikes get lanky and need cutting back.
They have been workhorses in the kitchen courtyard garden, and are surprisingly nice even now in fall.