Veronica repens
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Veronica repens, DC. Prostrate, slender, compact plant growing in dense masses: lvs. 1/4 – 1/2 in. long, ovate, slightly crenate, shining green and moss-like: racemes slender, few-fld.: fls. rose or nearly white, with a trace of blue: caps. broader than long, deeply notched, exceeding the sepals. May. Corsica.-Hardy in Mass. and intro. in Calif. Allied to V. serpyllifolia but dwarfer and more prostrate. Grows in the sun. Will cover the ground where grass does not grow, forming a sod in a short time; prefers moist corners but thrives on a moderately dry soil. Var. alba, Hort., is a white-fld. form.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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