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Plantaginaceae
Field speedwell
Veronica arvensis
Also known as Veronica arvensis var. canescens, Veronica praecox var. macrocalyx, Persian speedwell, Veronica arvensis f. congesta
Zones 4–10Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Wildflower · Blue Flowers · Self Seeding · Pollinator Friendly · Naturalized · Low Water · Small Flowers · Early Bloomer
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyMedicinalAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Field speedwell is a small wildflower with tiny blue flowers that self-seeds readily in garden beds. It requires minimal water and tolerates various soil conditions, making it ideal for naturalized areas. This hardy annual provides early season nectar for pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly when soil surface is dry · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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