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Veronica hederifolia

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Description: Ivy-leaved Speedwell is a cool-weather annual weed native to Eurasia in the Plantaginaceae (plantain) family. It grows in the full sun in moist, well-drained soil and can be found in lawns, gardens, roadsides and other disturbed areas. It tends to sprawl and forms low mats. The blue flowers grow in the axils of the green or reddish-brown hairy stems that grow 4-12 inches long. The leaves resemble those of ivy, have hairs and 3-5 shallow lobes. Basal leaves are opposite and become alternate on the flowering stems.
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Tags:

#low growing #blue flowers #hairy leaves #annual weed #roadside #lawn planting #weed #hs303

Blue flower with white center (Greensboro, NC)-Late Winter — Blue flower with white center (Greensboro, NC)-Late Winter Douglas Goldman, USDA CC BY-NC 4.0

Plant with alternate leaves and bloom (Greensboro, NC)-Late Wint — Plant with alternate leaves and bloom (Greensboro, NC)-Late Winter Douglas Goldman, USDA CC BY-NC 4.0

Veronica hederifolia — (Greensboro, NC)-Late Winter Douglas Goldman, USDA CC BY-NC 4.0

Hairy leaves with reddish undersides (Greensboro, NC)-Late Wint — Hairy leaves with reddish undersides (Greensboro, NC)-Late Winter Douglas Goldman, USDA CC BY-NC 4.0

Hairy stem and bracts with fruit (Greensboro, NC)-Late Winter — (Hairy stem and bracts with fruit (Greensboro, NC)-Late Winter Douglas Goldman, USDA CC BY-NC 4.0

Immature fruits (Greensboro, NC)-Late Winter — Immature fruits (Greensboro, NC)-Late Winter Douglas Goldman, USDA CC BY-NC 4.0

Form in bloom (Greensboro, NC)-Late Winter — Form in bloom (Greensboro, NC)-Late Winter Douglas Goldman, USDA CC BY-NC 4.0

Cultivars / Varieties:

Tags:

#low growing #blue flowers #hairy leaves #annual weed #roadside #lawn planting #weed #hs303

Attributes:
Genus:

Veronica

Species:

hederifolia

Family:

Plantaginaceae

Life Cycle:

Annual

Country Or Region Of Origin:

Europe and Central Asia

Whole Plant Traits:
Plant Type:

Annual

Weed

Habit/Form:

Prostrate

Growth Rate:

Medium

Cultural Conditions:
Light:

Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

Soil Texture:

Clay

Loam (Silt)

Sand

Soil Drainage:

Good Drainage

Moist

Fruit:
Fruit Color:

Green

Display/Harvest Time:

Summer

Fruit Type:

Capsule

Fruit Length:

< 1 inch

Fruit Width:

< 1 inch

Fruit Description:

Fruit is a dehiscent capsule that is heart-shaped with a rounded top and surrounded by hair sepals

Flowers:
Flower Color:

Blue

Purple/Lavender

Flower Inflorescence:

Solitary

Flower Bloom Time:

Spring

Winter

Flower Shape:

Cup

Flower Petals:

4-5 petals/rays

Flower Size:

< 1 inch

Flower Description:

Individual flowers are 4-petaled, light blue with darker blue lines and a whitish center up to .4 inches across. Grows from the axils of the leaves. The sepals are green and hairy.

Leaves:
Leaf Color:

Green

Leaf Type:

Simple

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate

Opposite

Leaf Shape:

Ovate

Leaf Margin:

Lobed

Hairs Present:

Yes

Leaf Length:

< 1 inch

Leaf Width:

< 1 inch

Leaf Description:

Hairy oval leaves with 3-5 shallow lobes and resemble an ivy leaf. Lower leaves are opposite while stem leaves are opposite. Leaves are up to 3/4 inches wide. Undersides may have some red coloration.

Stem:
Stem Color:

Brown/Copper

Green

Red/Burgundy

Stem Is Aromatic:

No

Stem Cross Section:

Round

Stem Surface:

Hairy (pubescent)

Stem Description:

Hairy reddish-brown to green stem up to 24 inches long

Landscape:
Problems:

Weedy