Veronica pinguifolia


Botanical Name:  Veronica pinguilfolia 

Common Name:  shrubby hebe 

Family:   Plantaginaceae 

Distribution/Origin:  New Zealand 

Leaf/Bud: evergreen, alternate and whirled, entire margin, pale green

Flower/Inflorescence: short dense spikes in summer - fall 

Fruit/Seed: capsule 

Stem/Bark: woody stems, brown peeling bark 

Size: height 3ft, spread 3ft 

Habit: spreading, mounding 

Form: mounding

Culture: full sun - partial shade, moist well-drained soil, alkaline - neutral soil 

Landscape Use: evergreen sub-shrub, ornamental