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Salvia or speedwell?

19 years ago

My yard is filled with this perennial my grandmother has been growing. I have been calling it Salvia, but now I believe I'm mistaken. It looks a lot like speedwell. How do I tell the difference?

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rich_dufresne
19 years ago
Do you have an image you can post?

Salvia flowers have a hood and lower lip, and leaves and flowers come out of the nodes in pairs.

Check out Robin's Salvias for a lot of Salvia images for comparison

Here is a link that might be useful: Robin's Salvias
youreit
19 years ago
As far as I know, Veronica stems aren't square, whereas Salvias are. :)

Brenda
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