Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica haastii Hook.f. subgen. Hebe |
Bibliography | Handb. N. Zeal. Fl. 1: 213 (1864) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-2150m |
Description | leaves imbricate, broadly ovate, 6-13mm long, coriacoues to subcarnose, concave, ciliolate, flowers in compact spikes, 15-30mm long |
Size | 10-55cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 basal cuttings in late summer and fall |
Synonyms | Hebe haastii (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan Leonohebe haastii (Hook.f.) Heads |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |