Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica formosa R.Br. subgen. Derwentia |
Bibliography | Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 434 (1810) |
Native Range | Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 100-1150m |
Description | leaves minute, densely 4-rowed, ovate-oblong to narrowly lanceolate, patent, flowers 10-12mm across in short, lax, axillary racemes, forming leafy panicle |
Size | 20-90cm |
Color | blue, bluish lilac, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C basal cuttings in late summer and fall |
Synonyms | Derwentia formosa (R.Br.) Bayly Hebe formosa (R.Br.) Cockayne Parahebe formosa (R.Br.) Heads Veronica diosmifolia Knowles & Westc. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (TAS Tasmania) |