Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica lavaudiana Raoul subgen. Hebe |
Synonyms | Hebe lavaudiana (Raoul) Andersen |
Heliohebe lavaudiana (Raoul) Garn.-Jones | |
Parahebe lavaudiana (Raoul) Heads | |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves opposite, dense, thick, coriaceous, obovate, at base tapered, dentate, dark green, with red margins, flowers in small spikes producing compoud cyme |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | lilac-pink |
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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