Veronica hederifolia
| Veronica hederifolia | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Mid Spring-Late Spring |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Veronica hederifolia (common name: ivy-leaf speedwell)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ.
Cultivation: Easily grown in a moderately fertile moisture retentive or dry well drained soil[1]. Prefers cool summers[1].
Range: Europe, including Britain, from Norway south and east to N. Africa and temperate Asia to Japan.
Habitat: Common in cultivated ground throughout Britain[2].
Medicinal: The herb is alterative, antiscorbutic and diuretic[3]. It is used in the treatment of scurvy, impurities of the blood etc[3]. It is also used as a remedy for scrofulous affections, especially of the skin, and is bruised and applied externally for healing burns, ulcers, whitlows and the mitigation of painful piles[3].
Pollinators: Insects, self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Late Spring-Early Summer
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chopra, R. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 1986.