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About Garden Speedwell
Garden Speedwell is a relatively rare houseplant 🌿 that is easy to grow and needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Garden Speedwell likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Garden Speedwell belongs to the Veronica genus, and is native to Northern, Eastern, and Central Europe.
Taxonomy
Veronica longifolia
Veronica
Plantaginaceae
Lamiales
Also known as
Garden speedwell, Longleaf speedwell and Veronica longifolia.

How to care for Garden Speedwell
How often to water your Garden Speedwell

every 9
Garden Speedwell needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Garden Speedwell in your home

a window
Garden Speedwell love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Garden Speedwell does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Garden Speedwell in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Garden Speedwell

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Garden Speedwell after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for Garden Speedwell
Garden Speedwell
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 1ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
