Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica raoulii Hook.f. subgen. Hebe |
Bibliography | Handb. N. Zeal. Fl. 1: 214 (1864) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Description | leaves 1cm long, spathulate, finely serrate and usually reddish, thick, flowers in terminal panicles, 3-6cm long |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | lavender-blue, white |
Bloom | late spring |
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 | Hebe raoulii (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan Heliohebe raoulii (Hook.f.) Garn.-Jones Parahebe raoulii (Hook.f.) Heads |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |