Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica gibbsii Kirk subgen. Hebe |
Synonyms | Hebe gibbsii (Kirk) Cockayne & Allan |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 900-1200m |
Description | branchlets solid, leaves 2cm, thick, opposite, crowded, oval, obtuse, glaucous, at margins long white hirsute, flowers in crowded spikes near apex of branchlets |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | decumbent shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
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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