Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica obtusata Cheeseman subgen. Hebe |
Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 48: 213 (1916) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-100m |
Description | branchlets reddish, finely pubescent, leaves patent, oblong, subcarnose, dully green, entire, glabrous, inflorescence lateral, simple, dense, 4-10cm long |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | lavender-blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C basal cuttings in late summer and fall |
Synonyms | Hebe obtusata (Cheeseman) Cockayne & Allan |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North) |