Veronica longifolia

subsp. var.
	Habit: [[Category:]] Height: ⇕ to Width: ⇔ to cm Height: ⇕ cm to The wikipage input value is empty (e.g. <code>SomeProperty::, [[]]</code>) and therefore it cannot be used as a name or as part of a query condition. Width: ⇔ The wikipage input value is empty (e.g. <code>SomeProperty::, [[]]</code>) and therefore it cannot be used as a name or as part of a query condition. to The wikipage input value is empty (e.g. <code>SomeProperty::, [[]]</code>) and therefore it cannot be used as a name or as part of a query condition. Lifespan: ⌛ Origin: ✈ Poisonous: ☠ Bloom: ❀	Exposure: ☼ Water: ◍ Features: ✓ Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place Minimum Temp: ☃ °F USDA Zones: to Sunset Zones: Flower features: ❀
	[[]] > [[]] var. ,

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Veronica longifolia, Linn. (V. maritima, Linn. V. hybrida, Georgi, not Linn. V. persicifolia, Schott. V. bracteata, Opiz, not Willd.). Strong, leafy, upright, densely growing species 2 1/2 ft. high, with usually a smooth st.: lvs. lanceolate or oblong-acuminate, sharply serrate, lower opposite, upper more or less verticillate, pubescent below, very acute, 2 1/2 - 4 in. long: racemes long, erect, spiciform, dense: fls. lilac, numerous: caps. longer than broad, notched, a little exceeding the linear sepals or sometimes exceeded by them. Becomes black in drying. July-Sept. Wet fields, Cent. and E. Eu. and N. Asia.— Much cult. and hybridized. Has several varieties. A fine border plant and the most common species, growing and flowering freely in any good soil. Var. alba, Hort. (V. maritima var. alba, Hort.), grows 1-1 1/2 ft. high: fls. white. Var. glauca, Hort., has glaucous blue foliage: fls. rich purple. Var. rosea, Hort. (V. rosea, Hort. V. hybrida rosea, Hort. V. maritima var. rosea, Hort.), a probable variety with pink fls., 2 ft. high and much branched. Hardy in Mass. Prop. by division and cuttings. Var. subsessilis, Miq. (V. subsessilis, Hort.). Fig. 3914. More erect, compact and robust than the type, 2-3 ft. high, growing in clumps with numerous side branches and of a good habit: lvs. 2-4 in. long, according to the richness of the soil: spikes longer and fls. larger than of the type and of an intense lustrous blue. Aug.-Oct. Japan. B.M. 6407. R.H. 1881:270. G.C. II. 16:789. J.H. III. 59:253. A good border plant and considered the best speedwell; thrives in deep rich soil in an open position. Var. villosa, Hort. (V. villosa, Schrad. V. crenulata, Hoffm.). A Siberian form with narrower lvs. than the type and large blue fls. Lvs. serrate or doubly notched or incised. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Gallery

If you have a photo of this plant, please upload it! Plus, there may be other photos available for you to add.

• 
  photo 1
• 
  photo 2
• 
  photo 3

References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

External links

• w:Veronica longifolia. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
• Veronica longifolia QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)