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Veronica schmidtiana |
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| Common name |
speedwell |
| Family |
scrophulariaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z4-7) |
| Flowers |
violet-blue (May) |
| Size |
6-12" |
| Light |
full sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
doesn't like heat, needs good drainage |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature with exposure to light
detailed seed-starting info below
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Rock garden plant. Masses of flowers with darker vein patterns. Supposedly not long-lived in the garden. It's a ground-hugger, with deep burgundy autumn foliage. Ones we had planted in an area that stayed wet in winter didn't return, so drainage appears to be essential.
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Veronica schmidtiana
Some particularly helpful links to other websites
- Seed from '03 trade. Baggy 65F with light (80%G, 8-15d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 65F with light (no G, 27d)
Seeds give off yellow dye when first wetted. Apparently short-viable.
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