Veronica spicata

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Veronica spicata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Veronica spicata, Linn. (V. crassifolia, Wierzb. V. hybrida, Linn.). Ascending or erect, slender sts. 2-4 ft. high, growing from a shortly creeping, almost woody rootstock: lvs. lanceolate, lance-oblong or the lower ovate, opposite or verticillate, crenate, downy, 1 1/2- 2 in. long, thick: racemes long, upright, densely many-fld.: fls. pedicelled, clear blue or sometimes pale pink; stamens very long, purple: caps. longer than broad, notched, thick, exceeding the broad hairy sepals. June-Aug. Hilly pastures, Eu. and N. Asia. Gn. 68, p. 55: 78, p. 157. J.H. III. 47:15.—Thrives in an open soil away from shade. Regarded as one of the better border speedwells. Var. alba, Hort. (V. crassifolia var. alba, Hort.), is said to grow 6-18 in. high and have white fls. Var. corymbosa, Hort., is offered in the trade as a form growing 1 ft. high: fls. pale blue. Var. nana, Hort., is offered as a form 6-9 in. high: fls. blue. Var. rosea, Hort., grows 15-18 in. high: fls. purplish pink, showy. July and early autumn. Var. superba, Hort., is offered in the trade as growing 2 ft. high and having long spikes of violet fls. Var. variegata, Hort., is offered as a form growing 1 1/2 ft. high, with variegated foliage and blue fls. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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