Veronica didyma
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Exposure
- Full sun
Cultivation
We have very little information on this species and do not know how hardy it is in Britain, but judging by its native range it should be possible to grow it as a half-hardy annual, and could perhaps also be autumn sown to overwinter. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. Easily grown in a moderately fertile moisture retentive well drained soil.
Propagation
Seed - sow spring in situ. An autumn sowing might also succeed.
Edible uses
Young leaves and stems - raw or cooked.
Medicinal uses
A decoction of the plant is used in the treatment of dysmenorrhoea and metrorrhagia.
Habitat
Sunny places and waste ground in lowland all over Japan.
Native range
E. Asia - China, Japan.
Same genus
- Green field speedwell (Veronica agrestis)
- Alpine speedwell (Veronica alpina)
- American Speedwell (Veronica americana)
- Water speedwell (Veronica anagallis-aquatica)
- Corn speedwell (Veronica arvensis)
- Broadleaf speedwell (Veronica austriaca)
- Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga)
- Germander speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)