Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica decora (Ashwin) Garn.-Jones subgen. Hebe |
Synonyms | Parahebe decora Ashwin |
Habitat | scree |
Altitude | montane-subalpine |
Description | stems thin, interlaced, leaves 1-4mm, ovate to nearly orbiculate, entire or with 1-2 basal teeth, flowers to 1cm across in verticillate raceme, floral pedicel to 15mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white, red striate |
Bloom | summer |
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 South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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