Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica nivea Lindl.. subgen. Derwentia |
Bibliography | Edwards‘s Bot. Reg. 28(Misc.): 42 (1842) |
Native Range | se. Australia, Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Description | branchlets suberect, leaves pinnatisect, segments linear, 15-30mm long, flowers 6-8mm across, in numerous axillary and terminal racemes |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | bluish lilac, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Derwentia nivea (Lindl.) B.G.Briggs & Ehrend. Parahebe nivea (Lindl.) Heads |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |