species
Veronica longifolia
Garden speedwell · Long-leaved speedwell · long-leaf speedwell
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Veronica longifolia is a perennial in the family Plantaginaceae, also known as Garden speedwell, Long-leaved speedwell or long-leaf speedwell, introduced to the UK. It reaches 90 cm tall and 50 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from July to September. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 90 cm tall × 50 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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