Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica pulvinaris (Hook.f.) Cheeseman subgen. Hebe |
Synonyms | Pygmea pulvinaris Hook.f. |
Chionohebe pulvinaris (Hook.f.) B.G.Briggs & Ehrend. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | montane-subalpine |
Description | rosettes minute, leaves linear-spathulate to narrowly lanceolate, grey-green, densely fine hirsute, flowers sessile, pentamerous, openly crateriform, anthers blue |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pale blue, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring |
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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