Veronica alpina

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Veronica alpina in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Veronica alpina, Linn. A slender delicate plant growing from a creeping stock, branching at the base, becoming ascending or upright, the fl.-st. often solitary, 2-6 in. high: lvs. opposite, occasionally alternate, subsessile, elliptic or oblong, entire or dentate, about 1/2 - 1 in. long, of varying size, the lowest small, orbicular: raceme short, spiciform, dense: fls. small, blue or violet: caps. 1/4 in. long, oblong, longer than broad, hairy, exceeding the calyx. Mountains of Eu., Cent. and N. Asia, and alpine and arctic regions in Amer. B.M. 2975.— Adapted to the rock-garden. It blackens when dried. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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