Plantaginaceae
Veronica wormskjoldii subsp. wormskjoldii
Veronica wormskjoldii subsp. wormskjoldii
Also known as Veronica alpina var. terrae-novae, Veronica villosa
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Veronica · Speedwell · Alpine Plant · Arctic Native · Perennial · Part Shade · Rock Garden · Cool Climate · Blue Flowers · Moisture Loving
Alpine marsh speedwell is a cold-hardy, low-growing perennial suited to cool, moist environments such as rock gardens, stream edges, or alpine beds. It prefers consistently moist, humus-rich soil and partial shade, mimicking its native subarctic and alpine habitat. Keep soil from drying out during the growing season for the best display of its small blue-violet flower spikes.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged; water when the top half-inch of soil begins to dry · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.3
- Temperature
- -40°F to 75°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-8b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 12 in
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Greenland, Labrador, Maine, New Hampshire, Newfoundland, Nunavut, Ontario, QuéBec
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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