Veronica spuria

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Scientific Names

Read about Veronica spuria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Veronica spuria, Linn. (V. paniculata, Linn. V. augustifolia, Fisch., not Bernh. V. incisa, Soland. V. amethystina, Willd.). Bastard Speedwell. Upright, slender, densely pubescent species 2 ft. high: lvs. mostly opposite or ternate, 1 in. long, linear, acute, serrate-crenate toward the apex, entire below, smooth, narrowed at the base, thickish: racemes numerous, panicled, long, densely many-fld.: fls. blue, pedicelled: caps. nearly round, thick, exceeding the sepals. May, June. G.W. 7, p. 437. Woods, S. E. Eu. and S. Russian Asia.— Becomes weedy late in the season. Var. elegans, Voss ex Wyman (V. elegans, DC. V. paniculata var. elegans, Benth.), has the lvs. pubescent on both surfaces and is more branched than the type. Belgium. Variants of this variety are known in horticulture as V. elegans var. carnea, Hort., a form growing 1 ft. high and having spikes of rich pink fls. and the variegated form as V. elegans carnea variegata. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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