Veronica chamaedrys can grow to 20 cm (7.9 in) tall,[3] but is frequently shorter, with stems that are hairy only along two opposite sides.

The leaves are in opposite pairs, triangular and crenate, sessile or with short petioles.

The flowers are deep blue with a zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical) four-lobed corolla, 8–12 mm (0.3–0.5 in) wide.

[4]: 591 The blossoms of this plant wilt very quickly upon picking, which has given it the ironic name "Männertreu", or "men's faithfulness" in German.

The specific name chamaedrys is a combining form meaning "low" or "on the ground" derived from ancient Greek.