Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica dieffenbachii Benth. subgen. Hebe |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 10: 459 (1846) |
Native Range | Chatham Is. |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets |
Description | branchlets glabrous, leaves patent, 5-9cm, elliptic-oblong, thick, carnose, pale green, obtuse, entire, inflorescence lateral, simple, flowers crowded, pedicellate |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | white, purple |
Bloom | summer |
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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 dieffenbachii (Benth.) Cockayne & Allan Hebe dorrien-smithii (Cockayne) Cockayne & Allan Veronica dorrien-smithii Cockayne |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (CTM Chatham Is.) |