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speedwell: see figwort figwort, common name for some members of the Scrophulariaceae, a family comprising chiefly herbs and small shrubs and distributed widely over all continents. The family includes a few climbing types and some parasitic and saprophytic forms. ..... Click the link for more information. . speedwell any of various temperate scrophulariaceous plants of the genus Veronica, such as V. officinalis (heath speedwell) and V. chamaedrys (germander speedwell), having small blue or pinkish white flowers speedwell indicates female faithfulness. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 177]
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Sanders explains how speedwells attract butterflies to a less-than-manicured yard, how ancient Egyptians used dandelions to treat malnutrition, and why the European settlers in North America stuffed their pillows with milkweed down. Speedwells (Veronica species) are heavy-blooming perennial ground covers, often in blue, that grace the garden in spring and summer. |
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