Veronica prostrata

Veronica prostrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Veronica
Species:	V. prostrata
Binomial name
Veronica prostrata L. (1762)

Veronica prostrata, the prostrate speedwell,^[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to Europe. Growing to 10–15 cm (4–6 in) tall, it is a temperate evergreen or semievergreen prostrate perennial plant. As it forms a mat of foliage, it is suitable for groundcover or in the alpine garden. Blue flowers are borne in summer, in terminal racemes above paired leaves.^[2]

This plant^[3] and its cultivar 'Spode blue'^[4] have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.

References

1. "Veronica prostrata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
2. "Missouri Botanical Garden - Veronica prostrata". Retrieved 8 June 2013.
3. "RHS Plant Selector - Veronica prostrata". Retrieved 8 June 2013.
4. "RHS Plant Selector - Veronica prostrata 'Spode Blue'". Retrieved 8 June 2013.