The species are herbaceous annuals or perennials, and also shrubs or small trees if Hebe is included. Most of the species are from the temperate Northern Hemisphere, though with some species from the Southern Hemisphere.
Veronica chamaedrys (Germander Speedwell, Bird's-eye Speedwell - shown above) is a species of Veronica, native to Europe and northern Asia. It is found on other continents as an introduced species. It is a herbaceous perennial plant with hairy stems and leaves. It can grow to 25 cm tall, but is normally about 12 cm tall. The flowers are blue, with a four-lobed corolla. The form of the leaves are similar to white deadnettle. The 2 to 4 mm wide blossoms of this plant wilt very quickly upon picking, which has given it the ironic name "Männertreu", or "men's faithfulness" in German.
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1. | Nick, Melbourne | 9. | Ranu, India | 17. | Bernie in Australia | 25. | Chris | |
2. | NixPixMix | 10. | Synnöve | 18. | anastasia | 26. | Hamilton, Canada | |
3. | lotusleaf, India | 11. | Maboe | 19. | bettyl - New Zealand | 27. | Valerie, Australia | |
4. | BirgittaB | 12. | Carole M/Australia | 20. | Marit , Norway | 28. | Rajesh, India | |
5. | HansHB | 13. | ann nz | 21. | beagleAnnie | 29. | Squirrel Queen | |
6. | Modern Mom | 14. | Ingmarie We/Refugium | 22. | 4joy | 30. | Magical Mystical Teacher | |
7. | Sivinden | 15. | Luna Miranda | 23. | Renée Karlsson | |||
8. | Geli | 16. | Jama-Singapore | 24. | Emille, CA |
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Pretty blue flowers. Its common name is interesting.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blue flowers!
ReplyDeletePretty blue blooms!
ReplyDeleteOh I love that Persian speedwell so much!
ReplyDeletebeautiful tiny flowers!
xoxo, Juliana | PJ’ Happies :) | PJ’ Ecoproject
the German name made me smile.:p
ReplyDeletethe color is beautiful.
Wrinkled Pink Flower
so delicate! so beautiful!
ReplyDeletethe color of these speedwells is the way I picture heaven!
ReplyDeleteThe color of this Speedwell is amazing. I do love blue.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
Any blue flower is lovely to me!
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