Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica subalpina Cockayne subgen. Hebe |
Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 31: 420 (1899) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets |
Description | leaves patent, to 25mm long, lanceolate, bright green, adaxially shiny, flowers of 8-12 in spike |
Size | 40-60cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C basal cuttings in late summer and fall |
Synonyms | Hebe montana Cockayne & Allan Hebe monticola (J.B.Armstr.) Andersen Hebe subalpina (Cockayne) Cockayne Veronica montana J.B.Armstr. Veronica monticola J.B.Armstr. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |