| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Veronica benthamii Hook.f. subgen. Hebe |
| Synonyms | Hebe benthamii (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan |
| Leonohebe benthamii (Hook.f.) Heads | |
| Veronica finaustrina Hombr. & Jacquinot ex Decne | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | branchlets subglabrous, leaves coriaceous, curvate, obovate-spathulate, dentate, obtuse to truncate, at margins conspicuosly white hirsute, flowers in terminal racemes |
| Size | 15-50cm |
| Color | bright blue |
| 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
New Zealand (Antipodean Is.) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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