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Corsican Speedwell

Veronica repens

Corsican Speedwell
Photo: User:Tigerente, CC BY-SA 3.0

A low, mat-forming evergreen subshrub with tiny white or lilac flowers, grown as ground cover and in rock gardens. It thrives in open, sunny spots with sharp drainage.

Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water during dry spells until established, then let the top of the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty or sandy soil; tolerates poor, stony ground.
Temperature
10–25 °C; hardy to about -15 °C in mild winters, needs protection from waterlogging in cold wet conditions.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Corse, Morocco
Climate
temperate

About

Veronica repens, the Corsican speedwell or creeping speedwell, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to Corsica and Morocco. The 'Sunshine' cultivar, whose tiny flowers are purple instead of the usual white, is recommended for rock gardens and as a ground cover.

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 repens 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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