Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica formosa R.Br. subgen. Derwentia |
Synonyms | Hebe formosa (R.Br.) Cockayne |
Parahebe formosa (R.Br.) Heads | |
Veronica diosmiifolia Knowles & Westc. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 100-1150m |
Description | leaves minute, densely 4-rowed, ovate-oblong to narrowly lanceolate, patent, flowers 10-12mm across in short, lax, axillary racemes, forming leafy panicle |
Size | 20-90cm |
Color | blue, bluish lilac, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C basal cuttings in late summer and fall |
Territory |
Australasia
Australia (Tasmania) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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