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Veronica epacridea Hook.f. subgen. Hebe 
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FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE
Genus speciesVeronica epacridea Hook.f. subgen. Hebe
BibliographyHandb. N. Zeal. Fl. 1: 213 (1864)
Native RangeNew Zealand
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks and scree
Descriptionleaves ovate to oval, in four vertical rows, concave, cuneate, dark green, with red margins, flowers crowded in terminal spherical heads
Size10-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
basal cuttings in late summer and fall
SynonymsHebe epacridea (Hook.f.) Andersen
Leonohebe epacridea (Hook.f.) Heads
Territory5 Australasia
     51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South)
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