Veronica chamaedrys

Veronica are a group of plants found in the Plantain family, Plantaginaceae. They are typically herbaceous annual or perennial plants, although they now recently include shrubs and sub-shrubs since the reclassification of the genus Hebe into Veronica. Most plants are native to territories in the northern hemisphere, however Hebe is originally native to New Zealand. Veronica plants tend to have paired green leaves, and small flowers usually on spikes or racemes. Specifically, Veronica chamaedrys is native to many parts of Europe, Mediterranean and Central Asia, and has been introduced into many other parts of the world and is often seed as a weed. It is a small herbaceous perennial plant, with creeping stems which have the ability to root from the nodes. It has lobed pointed leaves which have tiny hairs on them, and it produces short spires of tiny blue flowers with white centres in early spring and summer.

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  Full sun to partial shade

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  Very little water

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  Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

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  Free draining