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Plantaginaceae
Small henbit
Veronica hederifolia
Also known as Lamium amplexicaule, Lesser henbit, Henbit deadnettle, Veronica hederifolia var. umbrosa
Native Plants · Weed · Speedwell · Annual · Low Growing · Ground Cover · Self-Seeding · Veronica · Cool Season · Lawn Weed · Early Bloomer
Small henbit (ivy-leaved speedwell) is a low-growing annual or short-lived perennial that self-seeds readily in gardens, lawns, and disturbed ground. It tolerates a range of conditions from full sun to partial shade and requires very little attention to establish. It is generally considered a common weed in cultivated areas but can provide early-season forage for bees.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly, allowing soil surface to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–5.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
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, Arkansas, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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