Veronica chamaedrys   Germander Speedwell C DD N

Veronica chamaedrys

At the beginning of summer this eye-catching blue speedwell begins to show on the verges in Cheshire. It has two lines of hairs on opposite sides of the round stems which are diagnostic when you first start distinguishing the speedwells. When you become used to seeing this beautiful little flower, you soon realise that the blueness of its flowers is quite distinctive - it really doesn't look like any of the others.

Great Orme 5th June 2003

Added on November 18th 2004, updated on 23rd April 2006