Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica epacridea Hook.f. subgen. Hebe |
Synonyms | Hebe epacridea (Hook.f.) Andersen |
Leonohebe epacridea (Hook.f.) Heads | |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | montane-subalpine |
Description | leaves ovate to oval, in four vertical rows, concave, cuneate, dark green, with red margins, flowers crowded in terminal spherical heads |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | decumbent shrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C basal cuttings in late summer and fall |
Territory |
Australasia
New Zealand (New Zealand South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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