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Veronica (peregrina)

Amy Bartow
Seed and Plant Production Manager
USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center
3415 NE Granger Ave
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
(541) 757-4812 ext 103
(541) 757-4733 (fax)
amy.bartow@or.usda.gov
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/orpmc
Family Scientific Name: Scrophulariaceae
Family Common Name: Figwort Family
Scientific Name: Veronica peregrina L.
Common Name: neckweed
Species Code: VEPE2
Ecotype: Seeds were collected from Lane Co., Oregon near Eugene.
Propagation Goal: seeds
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.)
Time To Grow: 0
Target Specifications: Grow plugs to be trasnplanted into a field covered with weed fabric for seed increase.
Propagule Collection: Seeds shatter on the weed fabric and are vaccuumed up using battery-powered hand vacs.
Propagule Processing: Seeds were cleaned using a small air screen machine.
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:		 Seeds were sown into cone-tainers filled with Sunshine#1 (a soil-less, peat-based media) amended with micro-nutrients (Micromax) and a slow-release fertilizer (Osmocote 14-14-14). Flats of cone-tainers were placed in a heated greenhouse.
Establishment Phase: Seeds germinated readily with no treatment.
Other Comments: We sow seeds in cone-tainers in December, plants are ready to be transplanted out into the field in mid March.

Citation:

Bartow, Amy. 2007. Propagation protocol for production of Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) Veronica peregrina L. seeds USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center Corvallis, Oregon. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/04/25). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.