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Veronica spicata
Common Name: Spiked Speedwell
Synonyms: Pseudolysimachion spicatum
Plant Family: ScrophulariaceaePlant Type: perennial, deciduous, medicinal
Growth habit: clump
Growth Rate: medium, mature size: 0.6m. high x 1m. wideColour: leaf- green, flower- blue, stem- green
Season of interest: Summer
Position: full sun, partial shade
Soil: dry, moist, clay, pH preference - Neutral-Alkaline, pH tolerance - Any
Hardiness: minimum -15°C, USDA zone 3 to 9
Origin: EuropeDescription:
Mid-green linear to lanceolate leaves, erect branching stems and spikes of small star-shaped, blue flowers during summer.Cultivation:
Moderately fertile, moist, well drained soil in full sun or part shade. very hardy.Propagation:
Seed started indoors, 15-21C, or outdoors around last frost; light needed for germination. May also be sown immediately when ripe in fall. Well-drained soil and sun to part shade ideal; often accepting of alkaline, very moist or dry, and clay soils, depending on the species. Division spring or fall; may also be grown from cuttings in spring and summer.Design and Other Uses:
Speedwell is long been known to have medicinal purposes and has been used in the treatment of coughs, skin eruptions and to treat slow healing wounds in the past.Other Notes:
