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Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f. subgen. Hebe 
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FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE
Genus speciesVeronica pinguifolia Hook.f. subgen. Hebe
BibliographyHandb. N. Zeal. Fl. 1: 210 (1864)
Native RangeNew Zealand
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks and scree
Descriptionleaves crowded, subimbricate, broadly ovate, concave, 10-15mm long, thick, grey-green and glaucous, sometimes wit red margins, flowers in compact lateral spikes
Size20-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomearly summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
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 godefroyana (Carriére) Cockayne
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Veronica godefroyana Carriére
Veronica pageana Hadden
Territory5 Australasia
     51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South)
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