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Veronica liwanensis

Veronica liwanensis
Photo: Ghislain118 https://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0

Veronica liwanensis, the Turkish speedwell, is a low, mat-forming perennial subshrub from northeast Turkey and the Caucasus. Give it well-drained soil and it will tolerate drought and part shade, making it well suited to rock gardens and gaps between stepping stones.

Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water during establishment, then only in prolonged dry spells; avoid soggy soil.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or rocky soil; tolerates poor soil.
Temperature
Hardy to USDA zone 4 (roughly -30 °C); protect young plants from wet winter cold.
How easy
Easy
Native range
NE. Türkiye to Caucasus
Climate
temperate

About

Veronica liwanensis, the Turkish speedwell, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is native to northeast Turkey and the Caucasus. A tough, mat‑forming perennial, adapted to drought and shade, and hardy to USDA zone 4, it is useful in rock gardens, particularly between stepping stones.

Other Veronica plants

Veronica sect. Hebe · Veronica Recurva · American speedwell · Water speedwell · Corn speedwell · Broadleaf speedwell · European speedwell · Fiordland Parahebe · Pink Water-speedwell · Ash Coloured Speedwell · Dillenius' speedwell · Silver Speedwell

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Veronica liwanensis 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.

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