Ivy leaved speedwell Veronica hederifolia
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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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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Veronica
- Species:
- hederifolia
- Family:
- Plantaginaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Europe and Central Asia
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Weed
- Habit/Form:
- Prostrate
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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Landscape:
- Problems:
- Weedy
