Hebe elliptica
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Veronica elliptica, Forst. f. (V. decussata, Ait.). Half-hardy, much-branched shrub, or even small tree, 5-20 ft. high. There are several distinct varieties; the most common in cult. is about 8 ft. high: lvs. petiolate, elliptic-oblong, 1/2 - 1 in. long, apiculate, truncate at base, pale green, rather thick, margins edged with white pubescence, midrib prominent beneath: racemes near tips of branches, short, 1 – 1 1/2 in. long, laxly 4-12-fld.: fls. large, blue for a brief period, then white, sweet-scented: caps. twice as long as calyx. Late summer. Seacoast on rock or on ground mixed with other shrubs. Subantarctic S. Amer., Lord Auckland and Campbell Isls. and New Zeal. —V. Lewisii, J. B. Armstg., a desirable half-hardy, late-blooming species is related to the above and may be a hybrid. It has larger lvs., dense-fld. racemes 2 – 2 1/2 in. long and very large white fls.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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