Veronica americana, variously called American brookline or American speedwell, is a plant native to temperate and arctic Asia and North America where it grows in streams and bottomlands. It is a herbaceous perennial with smooth stems 10-100 centimeter long that bear terminal or axillary racemes or spikes of soft violet flowers. The leaves are 1.5-8 centimeter long and 3 to 20 times as long as wide, short-petiolate, smooth, serrate to almost entire.
American Brooklime Care
Veronica Americana
What is the plant
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Humidity
High
Lighting
Part Sun
Temperature
15°C - 21°C
Hardiness zone
3a - 8b
Difficulty
Medium
Hibernation
Cold Period
How to Care for the Plant
Water
Water in the summer if rainfall is less than 1 inch per week.
Pruning
After the first killing frost, cut back stems to an inch or two above the soil line.
Sunlight
However, it does prefer a sunny location with well draining soil.
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Soil
Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun.
Temperature
It is hardy to zone (UK) 2.
Popularity
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