Veronica persica

Read about Veronica persica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Veronica tournefortii, C. C. Gmel. (V. Buxbaumii, Tenore). Prostrate annual, with elongated slender pubescent sts., the lower branching and often rooting: lvs. ovate, sub-cordate, coarsely crenate-serrate, pubescent, shortly petioled, 3/4 in. long, the lower opposite, the upper alternate and similar: racemes axillary: fls. small, blue, scattering, on long pedicels, of long duration: caps. broader than long, very widely notched, exceeded by the sepals. April-Sept. Fields, Cent. and S. Eu., Asia and naturalized in N. Amer. F. 1846, p. 112. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.