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Veronica vernicosa, the varnished hebe, is a small evergreen shrub from the South Island of New Zealand, grown for its glossy leaves and spikes of white flowers. It is an easy, hardy shrub in mild climates when given well-drained soil and sun.
Veronica vernicosa, the varnished hebe, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to the South Island of New Zealand. As its synonym Hebe vernicosa, it and its cultivar 'Mrs Winder' have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Veronica vernicosa 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.
