light pink rose on stem with green leaves

Common Speedwell

Veronica officinalis

Plantaginaceae

Growth Habit

Herbaceous

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.

Source of plant

Richters, Jardin Botanique de Montreal, Jardin Botanique de la Ville et de l'Universite de Caen

USDA Hardiness Zone

3