Thymeleaf speedwell
Veronica serpyllifolia L.
- light
- Sun–part
- water
- —
- tall
- 23 cm
- wide
- 61 cm
Plantaginaceae
Formerly Cardia officinalis, Veronicastrum serpyllifolium
When it flowers
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Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNo safety information yet
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Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- SubshrubKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- N. America to Venezuela, Macaronesia, Temp. Eurasia, NW. Africa, UgandaKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun to part shade (3 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 15 cm to 30 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 30 cm to 91 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- White, purple, blueRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -40 °C (USDA zone 3a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: water, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (10)
- Chinese
- 小婆婆纳, 地涩涩
- Czech
- rozrazil douškolistý
- German
- Quendel-Ehrenpreis, Thymina-Ehrenpreis
- Estonian
- Liivateelehine mailane
- Finnish
- orvontädyke
- French
- véronique à feuilles de serpolet, Véronique à feuilles de serpolet
- Japanese
- コテングクワガタ
- Dutch
- tijmereprijs, Tijmereprijs
- Slovenian
- timijanov jetičnik
- Simplified Chinese
- 小婆婆纳
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3D model: Veronica serpyllifolia (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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