Veronica scutellata
| Veronica scutellata | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 6 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 0.3' |
| Width: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Late Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Veronica scutellata (common name: marsh speedwell)
Propagation: Seed - sow autumn in a cold frame[1]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
If you have sufficient quantity the seed can be sown outdoors in situ in the autumn or the spring.
Division in autumn or spring[1]. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found that it is best to pot up smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a greenhouse or cold frame until they are growing away well. Plant them out in the summer or the following spring.
Cultivation: Easily grown in a moderately fertile moisture retentive well drained soil[1]. Prefers cool summers[1]. Dislikes shade.
Range: Europe, including Britain, from Iceland south and east to Spain and northern Asia to N. Japan.
Habitat: Ponds, bogs, wet meadows etc, often on acid soils[2].
Edibility: Leaves - raw or cooked. A bitter flavour[3].
Pollinators: Flies, self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.
- ↑ Harrington, Harold. Edible Native Plants of the Rocky Mountains. University of New Mexico Press, 1967.