Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica spathulata Benth. subgen. Hebe |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 10: 477 (1846) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | scree |
Altitude | 1200-2000m |
Description | leaves crowded, 2-8mm long, suborbiculate, crenate, densely white hirsute, petiole 3-5mm, inflorescence densely white hirsute, flowers 2-7, 7-8mm long, petals equally large |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | lavender-blue, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C basal cuttings in late summer and fall |
Synonyms | Parahebe spathulata (Benth.) W.R.B.Oliv. Veronica subrosulata Colenso Veronica vulcanica Colenso |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North) |