| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Veronica himalensis D.Don subgen. Veronica |
| Synonyms | Veronica grandiflora Wall. |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3400-4000m |
| Description | leaves sessile, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 3-5cm, pubescent, serrate, racemes 2-4, axillary, lax, flowers 1cm across, lobes obovate to elliptic |
| Size | 40-60cm |
| Color | blue, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal ) Indo-China |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
himalensis yunnanensis P.C.Tsoong, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 67(2): 402 (1979)
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