Veronica austriaca

Veronica austriaca, the broadleaf speedwell,[1] large speedwell,[2] Austrian speedwell, or saw-leaved speedwell, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae, native to northern temperate Europe. Growing to 90 cm (35 in) tall by 60 cm (24 in) broad, it is a mound-forming herbaceous perennial, with deeply toothed leaves and erect spikes of bright blue flowers throughout summer.[3]

Veronica austriaca

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Veronica
Species:
V. austriaca
Binomial name
Veronica austriaca

The specific epithet austriaca refers to Austria within its native range.[4]

Several cultivars are available, of which the following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-[5]

  • V. austriaca subsp. teucrium 'Crater Lake Blue'[6][7]
  • V. austriaca subsp. teucrium 'Royal Blue'[8]

References
  1. "Veronica austriaca". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. RHS encyclopedia of plants & flowers. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2010. p. 744. ISBN 978-1405354233.
  4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  5. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 106. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  6. "RHS Plant Selector - Veronica austriaca subsp. teucrium 'Crater Lake Blue'". Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  7. "Missouri Botanical Garden - Veronica austriaca subsp. teucrium 'Crater Lake Blue'". Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  8. "RHS Plant Selector - Veronica austriaca subsp. teucrium 'Royal Blue'". Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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