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Scientific Name

Veronica plebeia

Family Name

SCROPHULARIACEAE

Common Name

Trailing Speedwell

Status

Rare

Height

Flowers

Few and variable in size, corolla reddish purple.

Fruit

Woody capsule

Form

Perennial herb, usually procumbent, spreading widely; sometimes rooting at the nodes.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Launceston; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation

Habitat Notes

In Tasmania recorded only from limestone rocks at the River Gordon, Macquarie Harbour.

Site Tolerance

Rocky; Limestone rocks

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained; Limestone rocks

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

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Jul

Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit is a capsule 2-3.5 mm long containing numerous seeds

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Grown from seed; no treatment required.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes