Photographs: Co. Cork

Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis Lus cré réileán Family: Scrophulariaceae Flowering time: April-June. Perennial. Introduced. Solitary pale-blue flowers with a white lower lip on slender erect stalks. Seed-capsules are slightly hairy but infrequently produced. The leaves are stalked, round or kidney-shaped and coarse-toothed with pinnate veins. Mat-forming, slender creeping stems, rooting at nodes. Height: To 8cm Common in grassland and on road verges and waste ground. Can also be a persistent garden weed.

Slender Speedwell, Veronica filiformis, Lus cré réileán