Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica catarractae G.Forst. subgen. Hebe |
Synonyms | Hebe catarractae (G.Forst.) A.Wall |
Parahebe catarractae (G.Forst.) W.R.B.Oliv. | |
Veronica diffusa Hook.f. | |
Habitat | alluvial gravel |
Altitude | lowland-alpine |
Description | leaves 1-4cm long, ovate or elliptic, dentate, coriaceous, adaxially dark green, pale green abaxially, flowers numerous, to 1cm across, veined, in raceme |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C basal cuttings in late summer and fall |
Territory |
Australasia
New Zealand (New Zealand North , 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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