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Veronica petraea Steven subgen. Orientales 
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FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE
Genus speciesVeronica petraea Steven subgen. Orientales
BibliographyMém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 3: 250 (1812)
Native RangeCaucasus
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude900-2900m
Descriptionstems procumbent, brownish, leaves bright green, subsessile, ovate to orbiculate, remotely deeply crenate, flowers 5-8 in lax raceme, corolla with white centre
Size5-15cm
Colorbright blue
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
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
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late spring
SynonymsVeronica mthiulethica Kem.-Nath.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
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