speedwell
Meadow flower, blue
Speedwell is any of numerous plants in the genus Veronica, characterized by small blue, purple, pink, or white flowers with four petals.
These low-growing plants appear in meadows, lawns, and woodland edges across temperate regions.
The name supposedly reflects an old belief that the flowers brought good luck to travelers, though speedwell has also been used in traditional medicine.
The lawn was dotted with tiny blue speedwell flowers.
Uncultivated flowering plant
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- perennialRecurring each year
- biennialEvery second year
- groundcoverLow plants blanketing soil
pollinator · nectar · bloom · blossom · petals · stamen · pistil · inflorescence
Light sky tone
- cobaltElement twenty-seven
- sapphireBlue precious corundum
- ceruleanBright sky tone
- sky-bluePale azure hue
periwinkle · cornflower · delicate · hue · tint · pigment
Flavorful or medicinal plant
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- tonicInvigorating medicinal drink
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
poultice · traditional · folk-medicine · astringent · expectorant · diuretic · respiratory · cough
wildflower
Uncultivated flowering plant
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- perennialRecurring each year
- biennialEvery second year
groundcover · pollinator · nectar · bloom · blossom · petals · stamen · pistil · inflorescence · meadow
azure
Light sky tone
sky-blue · periwinkle · cornflower · delicate · hue · tint · pigment
herb
Flavorful or medicinal plant
infusion · poultice · traditional · folk-medicine · astringent · expectorant · diuretic · respiratory · cough · bronchitis
mat-forming
Growing in dense sheets
- spreadingExtending over space
- low-growingRemaining near ground level
- carpetThick floor textile
border · edging · rockery · pathway · stone-wall · creeping · dense · evergreen · hardy · drought-tolerant
farewell
Leave-taking expression
blessing · wayside · parting · pilgrimage
- figwortsfigwort, foxglove, snapdragon, mullein, toadflax
- Blue Flowersbluebell, bluebonnet, blue violet, cornflower, forget-me-not
- weedsdandelion, crabgrass, thistle, nettles, ragweed
- wildflowersblack-eyed Susan, black-eyed Susans, daisy, buttercup, bluebonnets
- ground coversbugleweed, creeping phlox, ground ivy, ice plant, pachysandra
- spring wildflowersbloodroot, trillium, spring beauty, hepatica, mayapple
well, speed, speedboat, speedometer, speedway, speedboats, speedster, speedsters, speedways