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Plantaginaceae
Field speedwell
Veronica agrestis
Also known as Common field speedwell, Birdeye speedwell, Persian speedwell, Veronica agrestis var. calycina
Native Plants · Wildflower · Ground Cover · Perennial · Speedwell · Veronica · Blue Flowers · Low Maintenance · Cottage Garden · Meadow
Field speedwell is a low-maintenance perennial that thrives in garden borders, lawns, and disturbed soils with minimal attention. Keep the soil moderately moist and provide partial to full sun for best performance. It spreads gently and works well as a ground-level filler in naturalistic or wildflower garden settings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly to keep soil evenly moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- 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
- Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, District Of Columbia, East European Russia, Falkland Is.
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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