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Hello and welcome to my blog of plants! You'll find a list of herbaceous plants that I've encountered and learned about during my studies at Virginia Tech, in the order I learned them by list. You'll find great photos of herbaceous plants, their names and families, and details of where I found them. All photos have been taken by myself. Feel free to click on them for enlargement. May this blog be of benefit to thee!

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Veronica peduncularis, Creeping Speedwell, Scrophulariaceae

Genus and species:  
Veronica peduncularis
Common Name: Creeping Speedwell
Family Name: Scrophulariaceae

This plant is great for sunny spots, especially between pavers. Tolerant to zone 4, this plant gets about six inches tall and blooms in the spring. It has opposite, long, narrow, and toothed leaves that turns bronze in the fall.

Photo taken March 28, 2012 at Virginia Tech in the Hahn Horticulture Gardens.    

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