| Common name | - | Handsome Beauty |
| Latin | - | Veronica formosa |
| Pruning | - | Responds well to pruning as it tends to become lanky. In winter the old stems should be cut back to make the plant more compact. |
| Frost tolerance | - | Heavy -7ºC |
| Soil | - | Grows well in most soils. |
| Watering | - | |
| Flowers | - | From late Spring or early Summer |
| Summer | - | |
| Autumn | - | |
| Winter | - | Prune old stems to make more compact. |
| Spring | - | |
| Fertilising | - | |
| Propagation | - | Take cuttings in late January. These will strike in about 6 weeks. |
Veronica formosa is a common native shrub that grows in damp woodlands and open forests through most of eastern Tasmania. It has narrow, opposite and decussate leaves that are entire, up to 2 cm long . The flowers are almost radially symmetrical, with the upper petal slightly larger, white to blue-purple and in dense, spike-like inflorescences scattered in the upper branches.