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Veronica cupressoides Hook.f. subgen. Hebe 
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FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE
Genus speciesVeronica cupressoides Hook.f. subgen. Hebe
BibliographyHandb. N. Zeal. Fl. 1: 212 (1864)
Native RangeNew Zealand
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks and scree
Descriptionleaves 1-2mm, subconnate, remote, narrowly triangular, subcarnose, glaucous and sometimes aromatic, flowers of 6-8 in spikes
Size50-100cm
Colorbluish lilac
Bloomearly summer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
basal cuttings in late summer and fall
SynonymsHebe cupressoides (Hook.f.) Andersen
Leonohebe cupressoides (Hook.f.) Heads
Territory5 Australasia
     51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South)
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