VERONICA 



(Named for Saint Veronica) 



ScTOphulaTiacea 



104. Veronica longifolia, var. subsessilis 

 English Name: Speedwell. 



JAPAN MID-JULY TO MID-SEPTEMBER 



SMALL, intense, lavender-blue flowers in numerous, showy, slender 

 spikes six to twelve inches long, rising above vigorous, erect, branch- 

 ing leafy stems forming compact clumps two to three feet high. Leaves 

 two to four inches long, 

 narrow pointed and saw- 

 edged, green and per- 

 sistent. Probably the 

 best known and certainly 

 one of the most satis- 

 factory Veronicas on 

 account of its sturdyhabit 

 and brilliant flowers. Ex- 

 cellent for the herbaceous 

 border or for naturalizing 

 in front of shrubbery. 



A perfectly hardy per- 

 ennial of easiest culture 

 in any good garden soil, 

 in sun. Does best in 

 deep, rich loam in an open 

 situation. 



Propagate by seed or 

 by division. 



ZZQ 



