Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica cana Wall. ex Benth. subgen. Veronica |
Bibliography | Scroph. Ind.: 45 (1835) |
Native Range | sc. China to Himalaya and n. Myanmar |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 2000-3500m |
Description | stems erect, leaves 2-5cm long, ovate, petiolate, dentate, grey-white hirsute, flowers ca. 10cm across, in raceme to 6cm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Veronica glabrior Koidz. Veronica scrophularioides Wall. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |