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Veronica cheesemanii Benth. subgen. Hebe 
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FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE
Genus speciesVeronica cheesemanii Benth. subgen. Hebe
BibliographyHooker‘s Icon. Pl. 14: t. 1366, f. A (1880)
Native RangeNew Zealand
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks and scree
Altitude1300-1600m
Descriptionleaves broadly ovate, scaly-like, 1x1,5mm, imbricate and firmly appresed, concave, flowers small, usually in sessile pairs, apically or subapically on branchlets
Size20-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
basal cuttings in late summer and fall
SynonymsHebe cheesemanii (Benth.) Cocakyne & Allan
Leonohebe cheesemanii (Benth.) Heads
Parahebe cheesemanii (Benth.) W.R.B.Oliv.
Territory5 Australasia
     51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South)
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