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Veronica hectorii Hook.f. subgen. Hebe 
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FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE
Genus speciesVeronica hectorii Hook.f. subgen. Hebe
BibliographyHandb. N. Zeal. Fl. 1: 212 (1864)
Native RangeNew Zealand
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Descriptionleaves broadly triangular-ovate, 2-3mm long, connate to one-half, more or less shiny, flowers 10-15, in spikes, near apex of branchlets
Size10-60cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
basal cuttings in late summer and fall
SynonymsHebe hectori ssp. laingii (Cockayne) Wagstaff & Wardle
Hebe hectori ssp. subulata (G.Simpson) Wagstaff & Wardle
Hebe laingii (Cockayne) Andersen
Hebe subulata G.Simpson
Leonohebe laingii (Cockayne) Heads
Leonohebe subulata (G.Simpson) Heads
Veronica laingii Cockayne
Territory5 Australasia
     51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South)
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