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Veronica chathamica Buchanan subgen. Hebe 
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FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE
Genus speciesVeronica chathamica Buchanan subgen. Hebe
BibliographyTrans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 7: 338 (1875)
Native RangeChatham Is.
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude0-10m
Descriptionsparsely hirsute, leaves opposite, crowded, elliptic, obtuse, shiny, dark green, flowers in crowded, subterminal racemes, to 4cm long
Size5-10cm
Colorviolet, white
Bloomearly summer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
basal cuttings in late summer and fall
SynonymsHebe chathamica (Buchanan) Cockayne
Hebe coxiana (Kirk) Cockayne
Veronica coxiana Kirk
Territory5 Australasia
     51 New Zealand (CTM Chatham Is.)
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