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American Brooklime · Veronica americana

Description: creeping, herbaceous perennial with clusters of blue flowers (summer) at the leaf axils (space between the leaf and the stem where it is attached). Speedwell usually grows in wet areas: seeps, streamsides, and wet meadows. It can be quite aggressive. Part sun, regular water.