Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica venustula Colenso subgen. Hebe |
Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 27: 393 (1895) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets |
Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves patent, 1-2cm, elliptic-oblong, coriaceous, adaxially bright green, glabrous, entire, acute, inflorescence lateral, to 4cm long |
Size | 50-90cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | 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 laevis (Benth.) Cockayne & Allan Hebe venustula (Colenso) Cockayne & Allan Veronica azurea Colenso Veronica laevis Benth. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |