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Scientific Name
Veronica gracilis
Family Name
SCROPHULARIACEAE
Common Name
Common speedwell
Status
Height
stems 0.4m (40cm)
Flowers
Few pale blue flowers in upper leaf axils on stalks longer than the leaves
Fruit
Capsule
Form
Perennial herb with slender rhizomes or runners; wiry, erect aerial stems .
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Grassy Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Widespread and frequent, especially in grassy places.
Site Tolerance
Moist; Moist
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained
General Notes
Growth is vigorous in friable, well-watered soil. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
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
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
May be propagated from seed.
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.
Yes
Cutting Notes
Propagate from cuttings.
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