Hebe hulkeana

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Veronica hulkeana, F. v. M. Extremely showy, moderately hardy, lilac-fld. species readily distinguished by its shining, coarsely serrate, ovate lvs., 1-2 in. long, and terminal panicles slender, erect, laxly branched, 1-3 ft. high: lvs. in distant pairs, 1-2 in. long, ovate to oblong, obtuse or acute, coarsely serrate, dark green, glossy, rather fleshy: panicle 6-12 in. long by 2-6 in. broad: fls. very numerous, small, sessile, pale soft lilac: caps. small, oblong, twice length of calyx. Rock-faces from the coast-line to 3,000 ft., New Zeal. B.M. 5484. G.C. III. 38:242; 48:444. Gn. 64, p. 115; 77, p. 134. G.M. 47:389; 55:195. R.H. 1906:40. V. Fairfieldii, Hook, f., is said to be a hybrid between the above and V. Lavaudiana. It is a smaller, stouter plant with smaller lvs., 1 in. long, the margins crenate-dentate and reddish, and the panicle is shorter and broader. B.M. 7323. Gn.W. 5:709 (as V. fairfieldiensis). V. Lavaudiana, Raoul, is a handsome shrub 6-9 in. high with broadly obovate or obovate-spatulate lvs., their margins crenate-serrate and margined with red and short spikes arranged in a many-fld. corymb 2 in. diam.: fls. pink in the bud but finally white. B.M. 7210. G.C. III. 9:784. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.