Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica himalensis D.Don subgen. Veronica |
Bibliography | Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 92 (1825) |
Native Range | s. Tibet. e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3400-4000m |
Description | leaves sessile, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 3-5cm, pubescent, serrate, racemes 2-4, axillary, lax, flowers 1cm across, lobes obovate to elliptic |
Size | 40-60cm |
Color | blue, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Veronica grandiflora Wall. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |