Veronica perfoliata
Digger's Speedwell
Upright to spreading clumping perennial herb or subshrub with a waxy, bluish covering. Stems unbranched.
Additional information
- SynonymDerwentia perfoliata
- FamilyPlantaginaceae (revised from Scrophulariaceae)
- StoreyLower storey
- Size0.3-1.2 m x 0.4-1 m
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesPairs of 3-9-veined broadly ovate leaves 1.5-5 cm x 15-40 mm, veins emanating from base. Tip tapering to pointed, bases wrapped around stem, margins entire to finely scalloped or toothed.
- Flower colourBlue to purplish-blue
- Flowering timeSummer
- FlowersTerminal sprays 10-45 cm long of up to 70 small blue flowers.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soil in cool open forests. Tolerates light frost. Semi shade to dappled shade.
- Garden useAn attractive small plant for a darker part of the garden, the blue leaves standing out. May also be useful in a fern garden.
- Commercially availableAustralian plant & indigenous nurseries
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites. More common outside the Shire boundary.
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