Veronica prostrata
| Veronica prostrata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Veronica |
| Species: | V. prostrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Veronica prostrata L. (1762) | |
Veronica prostrata, the prostrate speedwell,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to Europe. Growing to 10–15 cm (4–6 in) tall, it is a temperate evergreen or semi-evergreen prostrate perennial plant. As it forms a mat of foliage, it is suitable for groundcover or in the Alpine garden. Blue flowers are borne in summer, in terminal racemes above paired leaves.[2]
This plant[3] and its cultivar 'Spode blue'[4] have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.
References
- ↑ "Veronica prostrata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ↑ "Missouri Botanical Garden - Veronica prostrata". Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Veronica prostrata". Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Veronica prostrata 'Spode Blue'". Retrieved 8 June 2013.
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