Veronica salicifolia SEEDS

Veronica salicifolia seeds grow into the willow-leaved hebe a shrubby perennial native to the temperate biome of New Zealand (North and South Islands) and southern South America (Chile, Argentina), growing in coastal and lowland scrub, forest margins and disturbed habitats. Formerly classified as Hebe salicifolia; now placed in Veronica by POWO. The epithet salicifolia means ‘willow-leaved’, referring to the narrow, lanceolate leaves resembling willow (Salix). Produces upright, bushy shrubs to 1.52 m with long, graceful, tapered racemes of white to pale lilac flowers. Cold-hardy. Family Plantaginaceae.

Full sun to partial shade; well-drained soils; cool temperate maritime conditions; cold-hardy.

• ‘Salicifolia’ = willow-leaved; formerly Hebe salicifolia; POWO = Veronica; NZ and S. South America
• Narrow willow-like leaves; long graceful white-pale lilac racemes; bushy shrub to 2 m; cold-hardy
• New Zealand and S. South America temperate biome; coastal scrub and forest margins
• Genus Veronica ~500 species; Family Plantaginaceae
• Full sun to partial shade; well-drained soils; cold-hardy; cool temperate; Family Plantaginaceae

Veronica salicifolia is the willow-leaved hebe a long-flowering, cold-hardy New Zealand shrub whose graceful, tapered white flower racemes and narrow willow-like leaves give it an elegant, fine-textured character that distinguishes it from the broader-leaved hebe/Veronica species, making it a refined ornamental shrub for cool temperate maritime gardens.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.