Veronica incana
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Veronica incana, Linn. (V. candida, Hort. V. neglecta, Vahl). Strong, upright or ascending, white-woolly plant 12-18 in. high, with many sterile matted branches and fewer fertile erect branches: lvs. opposite, acute, lower oblong, upper lanceolate, 1-3 in. long, white-tomentose: racemes erect, solitary to several, 3-6 in. long: fls. many, blue, short-pedicelled: caps. longer than broad, thick, exceeding the woolly calyx. July-Sept. Fields and mountain regions. N. Asia, and S. W. Eu.— Resembles V. spicata in habit. Has a good appearance both in and out of bloom; useful in the rockery, border, or geometrical garden. Var. candidissima, Hort., has lvs. larger and not so hoary as the type: fls. pale blue. Var. glauca, Hort., is offered as a form with silvery foliage and deep blue fls.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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