Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica propinqua Cheeseman subgen. Hebe |
Bibliography | Man. New Zealand Fl.: 533 (1906) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Description | leaves 1-2mm long, broadly ovate, to 2mm wide, connate, pale to yellowish green, flowers of 8-12 in spikes |
Size | 40-50cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy 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 propinqua (Cheeseman) Cockayne & Allan Leonohebe propinqua (Cheeseman) Heads |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |