Common Speedwell
Veronica officinalis
Plantaginaceae
Other names
Gypsyweed
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Short-lived perennial
Native distribution
Not Native to the Finger Lakes Region, Europe, Asia, N. America
Location
Mundy Wildflower Garden, Robison Herb Garden, Bald Hill and Caroline Pinnacles, Coy Glen, Fischer Old-growth Forest, McLean Bogs, Ringwood Ponds, South Hill Swamp
Source of plant
Richters, Jardin Botanique de Montreal, Jardin Botanique de la Ville et de l'Universite de Caen
Description
Matted, pubescent perennial, stems prostrate or ascending, to 1 1/2' long; leaves ovate-elliptic tooblong, to 2" long, serrate; flowers in dense, many-flowered racemes much longer than the leaves,corolla pale blue, to 1/4" across.
USDA Hardiness Zone
3
Status
L4|SNR|GNR