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Plantaginaceae
Grey field speedwell
Veronica polita
Also known as Bird's-eye speedwell, Common field speedwell, Buxbaum's speedwell, Veronica polita var. vernalis
Native Plants · Wildflower · Groundcover · Speedwell · Veronica · Low-Maintenance · Meadow · Blue Flowers · Spreading · Border Plant · Perennial
Grey field speedwell is a low-maintenance ground-level wildflower that thrives in full sun to partial shade with average moisture. Water regularly but allow the soil surface to dry slightly between waterings. It is best suited to garden borders, meadow plantings, or naturalized areas where it can spread gently.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly to keep soil moderately moist; avoid waterlogging · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil South, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colorado, Connecticut
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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