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