Speedwell â A botanical to âSpeed You Wellâ By Contributor Published: 13:37, 13 February 2021
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Common field speedwell.
Common field speedwell (Veronica persica), is also known as Persian speedwell, because this botanical is probably native to the mountains of Northern Iran, where it was first recorded growing in the wild in 1826.
Common field speedwell is one of several species of low, sprawling speedwells that bear solitary flowers arising from the leaf axils.
This botanical, however, can be distinguished from other speedwell by its large sky-blue flowers with dark veins. Common field speedwell, which was first recorded in the British Isles in 1825, can be found in flower every month of the year, but is at its peak between June and September.