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Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Also called Blue water-speedwell, Brook pimpernel
Water speedwell is a semi-aquatic perennial, usually grown as a short-lived plant, with spikes of pale blue-violet flowers. It needs moist or wet soil, or shallow water at the edges of ponds and streams.
Veronica anagallis-aquatica is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae known by the common names water speedwell, blue water-speedwell, and brook pimpernel.
It is native throughout the old world from southern Africa to Eurasia, and is introduced elsewhere. It occurs in many types of moist and wet habitat, and it is semi-aquatic, often growing in shallow water along streambanks, in ponds, and in other wetland environments.
Veronica sect. Hebe · Veronica Recurva · American speedwell · Corn speedwell · Broadleaf speedwell · European speedwell · Fiordland Parahebe · Pink Water-speedwell · Ash Coloured Speedwell · Dillenius' speedwell · Silver Speedwell · Veronica liwanensis
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Veronica anagallis-aquatica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
