Veronica calycina
Hairy Speedwell
Trailing perennial herb with fine hairs 1-2mm spreading or curved downwards, rooting at leaf nodes.
Additional information
- FamilyPlantaginaceae (revised from Scrophulariaceae)
- StoreyLower storey
- SizeProstrate-20 cm x 50 cm
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesPairs of dark green, hairy egg-shaped leaves 7-30 mm x 5-20 mm, pairs of rounded teeth on margins.
- Flower colourPale blue to mauve
- Flowering timeOctober to December
- FlowersLoose clusters of up to 10 flowers in upper leaf axils. Capsules densely hairy on margins.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soils in forests and woodlands, sometimes on disturbed soil. Semi-shade to full shade.
- Garden useSmall trailer useful as a groundcover in moist shady gardens and bush areas.
- Commercially availableNo information available
- Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions
- Related speciesSimilar to Veronica plebeia which has smaller, more triangular leaves with pointed teeth and fewer tiny hairs on stems which are denser at the leaf nodes. Capsule is not, to almost not, hairy.
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Photographer/s: 1 Peter Kinchington ©; 2,3 Marilyn Bull ©
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