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Veronica pimeleoides

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Species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae

Veronica pimeleoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Veronica
Section: Veronica sect. Hebe
Species: V. pimeleoides
Binomial name
Veronica pimeleoides
Hook.f.
Synonyms
  • Hebe pimeleoides (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan

Veronica pimeleoides, synonym Hebe pimeleoides, is a flowering plant of the family Plantaginaceae. It is endemic to the dry mountains of Marlborough and Canterbury, in South Island of New Zealand. It is a low-growing, evergreen shrub, reaching 60 cm in height, with grey-green, spear-shaped leaves that are 7–10 mm long. Flowers are pale lilac.

Flowering Veronica pimeleoides faucicola growing in its native range at Butchers Dam, Central Otago. This is a wild variant of the plant, rather than a cultivar.
Flowering Veronica pimeleoides subsp. faucicola growing in its native range at Butchers Dam, Central Otago

The compact cultivar 'Quicksilver', with blue/grey leaves and white flowers, is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Hardy down to −5 °C (23 °F), it requires a sheltered position in full sun or partial shade.

References

  1. ^ "Veronica pimeleoides Hook.f." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  2. "Hebe pimeleoides 'Quicksiver'". RHS. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Veronica pimeleoides
Hebe pimeleoides


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