Common Name:
Speedwell
Plant Type:
Evergreen perennial
Family:
Plantaginaceae (formerly in Scrophulariaceae)
Geographic Origin:
Russia and the Caucasus
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
Low
Landscape/Garden Uses:
ground cover
Flowering Season:
Spring and summer

Flower Color:
Bright blue
Exposure:
Sun or light shade
Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 0 degrees F. or less

This is one of the best of the matting veronicas, brought from England by the University of British Columbia Botanical Garden. It has slender stems crowded with deep green pointed-oval leaves, often tinged with purple. Small clusters of round-faced, deep blue flowers with light centers decorate the plant, most heavily in spring, with a scattering at other times.