Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Veronica rakaiensis J.B.Armstr. subgen. Hebe |
Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 13: 351 (1881) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves crowded, elliptic to obovate, 15-25mm long, bright shiny green, flowers in compact raceme, 3-4cm long |
Size | 50-100cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C basal cuttings in late summer and fall |
Synonyms | Hebe rakaiensis (J.B.Armstr.) A.Wall Hebe scott-thomsonii Cockayne & Allan |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |