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Veronica densifolia

Veronica densifolia
Photo: Dr Heidi Meudt / Te Papa, CC BY 4.0

Veronica densifolia is a small, tufted, prostrate subshrub about 10 cm high and 20 cm wide, with white, pink or purple summer flowers. It is native to alpine areas of New South Wales and New Zealand's South Island, so it suits cool, open, free-draining sites.

Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then let the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Gritty, free-draining mix or rocky soil.
Temperature
5–20 °C; tolerates cold, but protect from heat and humid summers.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
New South Wales (Etheridge Range), New Zealand South I.
Climate
subalpine or subarctic

About

Veronica densifolia, is a flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is a low-growing, spreading plant with pink, white or purple flowers and grows in New South Wales.

Where it grows

This species grows on stony, windy outcrops and low scrubland in alpine areas of New South Wales.

Other Veronica plants

Speedwell · Veronica pimeleoides · Veronica sect. Hebe · French Speedwell · Green field speedwell · Veronica Recurva · Alpine speedwell · American speedwell · Water speedwell · Leafless-stemmed speedwell · Veronica arcuata · Veronica arenaria

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Veronica densifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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