Veronica austriaca

Veronica austriaca, the broadleaf speedwell,^[1] large speedwell,^[2] Austrian speedwell, or saw-leaved speedwell, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae, native to northern temperate Europe. Growing to 90 cm (35 in) tall by 60 cm (24 in) broad, it is a mound-forming herbaceous perennial, with deeply toothed leaves and erect spikes of bright blue flowers throughout summer.^[3]

Veronica austriaca
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Veronica
Species:	V. austriaca
Binomial name
Veronica austriaca L.

The specific epithet austriaca refers to Austria within its native range.^[4]

Several cultivars are available, of which the following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-^[5]

• V. austriaca subsp. teucrium 'Crater Lake Blue'^[6][7]
• V. austriaca subsp. teucrium 'Royal Blue'^[8]