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Veronica grandiflora Gaertn. subgen. Veronica 
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FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE
Genus speciesVeronica grandiflora Gaertn. subgen. Veronica
BibliographyNovi Comment. Acad. Sci. Imp. Petrop. 14(1): 531 (1770)
Native RangeKamtschatka to Alaska
Primary BiomeSubalpine or Subarctic
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude200-1500m
Descriptionstems densely leafy, pubescent, leaves opposite, ovate, 2-5cm, obscurely crenate-serrate, at base cuneate, ciliate, shortly petiolate, raceme axillary, 4-8-flowered
Size5-12cm
Colorbright blue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late spring
SynonymsVeronica aphylla var. grandiflora (Gaertn.) Vahl
Veronica camtschatica J.F.Gmel.
Veronica grandiflora var. minor Hultén
Veronica kamtchatica L.f.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, KUR Kuril Is.)
7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ALU Aleutian Is., ASK Alaska)
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