Veronica spicata

{{short description|Species of flowering plant in family Plantaginaceae}}

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|genus = Veronica

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Veronica spicata (spiked speedwell; syn. Pseudolysimachion spicatum) is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is {{convert|1-3|ft}} tall and bears 1 foot long spikes with blue, pink, purple and white flowers.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=557KJL0TC48C&q=Veronica+longifolia&pg=PA408|editor=Frances Tenenbaum|title=Taylor's Encyclopedia of Garden Plants|series=Taylor's Guides|year=2003|page=408|isbn=0-61822644-3}}

It is the county flower of Montgomeryshire in the United Kingdom. Cultivated varieties include blue ('Royal Candles'), red ('Red Fox') and white ('Noah Williams').

It became a protected species in the UK in 1975 under the Conservation of Wild Creatures and Wild Plants Act.{{Cite web|url=http://www.caithness.org/caithnessfieldclub/bulletins/1975/october/conservation.htm|title = Caithness CWS - Caithness Field Club - Annual Bulletins - 1975 - October - Conservation}}