Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica californica M.M.Mart.Ort. & Albach |
Synonyms | Synthyris cordata (A.Gray) A.Heller |
Wulfenia cordata (A.Gray) Greene | |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 100-1000m |
Description | leaves persistent, ovate to ovate-cordate, coriaceous, incised crenate, glabrous or hirsute, raceme procumbent, lax, flowers 5-10, corolla campanulate, regular |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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