Veronica austriaca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Veronica |
Species: | V. austriaca
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Binomial name | |
Veronica austriaca |
Veronica austriaca, the broadleaf speedwell,[1] large speedwell,[2] Austrian speedwell, or saw-leaved speedwell, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae, native to northern temperate Europe. Growing to 90 cm (35 in) tall by 60 cm (24 in) broad, it is a mound-forming herbaceous perennial, with deeply toothed leaves and erect spikes of bright blue flowers throughout summer.[3]
The specific epithet austriaca refers to Austria within its native range.[4]
Several cultivars are available, of which the following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-[5]