Veronica pimeleoides
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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 low-growing, evergreen shrub, reaching 60 cm in height, with gray-green, spear-shaped leaves that are 7–10 mm long. Flowers are pale lilac.
The compact cultivar 'Quicksilver', with blue/grey leaves and white flowers, is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[1] Hardy down to −5 °C (23 °F), it requires a sheltered position in full sun or partial shade.
Synonyms
- Hebe glaucicaerulea (J.B.Armstr.) Cockayne
- Veronica glaucicaerulea J.B.Armstr.
- Veronica pimeleoides Hook.f. (basionym)
References
- ^ "Hebe pimeleoides 'Quicksiver'". RHS. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- GBIF entry
- Hebe Society entry
- "Hebe pimeleoides". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 57:38. 1926.
- Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961–. Flora of New Zealand.
- Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
- Kellow, A. V. et al. 2003. "Variation in morphology and flavonoid chemistry in Hebe pimeleoides (Scrophulariaceae), including a revised subspecific classification", New Zealand J. Bot. 41:233–253.
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.