Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica tumida Kirk subgen. Hebe |
Synonyms | Hebe tumida (Kirk) Cockayne & Allan |
Leonohebe tumida (Kirk) Heads | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-1400m |
Description | leaves erect, 1-2mm, shortly deltate above rather narrow base, at margins obscurely ciliate, inflorescence to 12mm long, flowers in 1-4 pairs, loosely arranged |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub, carpet |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet 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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