Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica armstrongii Johnson ex J.B.Armstr. subgen. Hebe |
Bibliography | New Zealand Country J. 3: 59 (1879) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1200-1550m |
Description | leaves small, 1mm, carnose, linear, appresed, in four vertical rows, dully dark green, flowers in small terminal spikes |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C basal cuttings in late summer and fall |
Synonyms | Hebe armstrongii (Johnson ex J.B.Armstr.) Cockayne & Allan Leonohebe armstrongii (Johnson ex J.B.Armstr.) Heads |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |