This small herb has slender hairy stems that root at the nodes and form a prostrate habit. It has rounded dark green lobed leaves and the small pink to violet expanded tube-shaped flowers appear from late spring to summer.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11

Veronica plebeiais naturally found in Australia growing along the coast to the mountains from Queensland to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and extending to Western Australia.

It grows in a variety of heavy to light moist soils in a protected sunny position and is frost and drought tolerant.

Creeping Speedwell is grown for its spreading habit and is planted in small gardens as a ground cover or in rockeries. It is suitable for coastal or mountain regions establishing in 1-season and tolerates most soils. It is also used in patio pots as a spill over but may become weedy in garden beds. ID 2532

Veronica(ve-RO-ne-ka) plebeia(ple-BEE-ah)

Scrophulariaceae (skrof-yoo-larr-ee-AY-see-ee)
Figwort and Foxglove Family