Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) (22/05/2022) Footpath along river adjacent to A283 alongside old cement works site/Dacre Gardens, Upper Beeding, W Sussex. Have a clearly defined "eye" unlike other speedwells. Flowers bue but can also be shades of mauve.
Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) (22/05/2022) Footpath along river adjacent to A283 alongside old cement works site/Dacre Gardens, Upper Beeding, W Sussex. A mauve one, still with the clearly definted eye.
Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) (26/05/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). You usually get a mixture of blue and mauve flowers on the same plant.
Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) (27/04/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). My hand showing how small these flowers are. Flowers often have a pale halo.
Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) (02/05/2022) Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (approaching the turn off to West Mill Lane). My little finger for scale.
Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) (22/05/2022) Footpath along river adjacent to A283 alongside old cement works site/Dacre Gardens, Upper Beeding, W Sussex.
Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) (22/05/2022) Footpath along river adjacent to A283 alongside old cement works site/Dacre Gardens, Upper Beeding, W Sussex. You can see a more mauve-coloured one behind.
Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) (02/05/2022) Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (approaching the turn off to West Mill Lane). Two sliightly different coloured ones, again on the same plant.
Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) (02/05/2022) Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (approaching the turn off to West Mill Lane). An absolute mass of them here.
Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) (02/05/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex.
Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) (16/06/2021) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (towards the bottom by New Hall). In amongst the grasses.
Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) (29/05/2021) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. You often get a mass of it.
Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) (02/05/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Classic leaves.
Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) (02/05/2022) Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (approaching the turn off to West Mill Lane). The 2 rows of hairs are classic for Germander, no other Speedwell has these. The stems can be quite red...
Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) (22/05/2022) Footpath along river adjacent to A283 alongside old cement works site/Dacre Gardens, Upper Beeding, W Sussex. Or can be green stems.
Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) (10/05/2021) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Showing the two lines of hairs on the main stem (left). The flowering stem however has hairs all the way around. So you need to look at the main stem to confirm ID.
Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) (02/05/2022) Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (approaching the turn off to West Mill Lane). Another example of main stem having hairs on two sides but the flowering stem on the left has them all the way around.