Veronica spicata subsp incana

VERONICA spicata
subsp incana
(VERONICA incana)
Silver Speedwell, Woolly Speedwell

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Type:
Perennial

Height: 12-15" (30-40 cm)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: Blue

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Asteridae (Daisy Superorder)

Order: Scrophulariales (Figwort Order)

Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

Genus: Veronica

Species: spicata (with a spike), incana (grey)

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Veronica spicata subsp incana is useful for both a rockery and a border. It forms a tangled evergreen mat of grey leaves on woody stems, with tall straight spires of small blue flowers in summer, looking a bit like a Lavender.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Germination:
Summer
Inside (7 days)
Winter
Outside (77 days)

Seed Pod The seedpod is a tiny ball.
Seed The seeds are tiny yellowish discs. There are several seeds in a pod.
Seedling The seedling has grey leaves.

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				Germination: Summer Inside (7 days) Winter Outside (77 days)
Seed Pod The seedpod is a tiny ball. Seed The seeds are tiny yellowish discs. There are several seeds in a pod. Seedling The seedling has grey leaves.