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Plantaginaceae
Nettle-leaf speedwell
Veronica urticifolia
Also known as Nettle-leaved speedwell, Veronica urticifolia, Speedwell, Veronica circaeoides
Native Plants · Speedwell · Veronica · Shade Perennial · Blue Flowers · Woodland Garden · Pollinator · Part Shade · Border Plant · Low Maintenance
Nettle-leaf speedwell is a charming shade-tolerant perennial that produces delicate blue flower spikes in late spring and early summer. Plant it in a partially shaded border or woodland garden with consistently moist, well-drained soil for best results. It requires very little attention once established — a light trim after flowering encourages a tidy habit.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil evenly moist but never waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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