Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica cupressoides Hook.f. subgen. Hebe |
Synonyms | Hebe cupressoides (Hook.f.) Andersen |
Leonohebe cupressoides (Hook.f.) Heads | |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | montane-subalpine |
Description | leaves 1-2mm, subconnate, remote, narrowly triangular, subcarnose, glaucous and sometimes aromatic, flowers of 6-8 in spikes |
Size | 50-100cm |
Color | bluish lilac |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C basal cuttings in late summer and fall |
Territory |
Australasia
New Zealand (New Zealand South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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