Veronica × divergens Cheeseman

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'Veronica × divergens' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/veronica/veronica-x-divergens/). Accessed 2026-06-15.

Family

  • Plantaginaceae

Genus

  • Veronica
  • Veronica elliptica × V. leiophylla

Synonyms

  • Hebe × divergens (Cheeseman) Cockayne

Glossary

calyx
(pl. calyces) Outer whorl of the perianth. Composed of several sepals.
corolla
The inner whorl of the perianth. Composed of free or united petals often showy.
glabrous
Lacking hairs smooth. glabrescent Becoming hairless.
hybrid
Plant originating from the cross-fertilisation of genetically distinct individuals (e.g. two species or two subspecies).
midrib
midveinCentral and principal vein in a leaf.

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Credits

New article for Trees and Shrubs Online.

Recommended citation
'Veronica × divergens' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/veronica/veronica-x-divergens/). Accessed 2026-06-15.

Editorial Note

For hybrids in Veronica sect. Hebe, especially Veronica × lewisii refer to Garnock-Jones (2008).

Distribution  New Zealand

A shrub 2 to 5 ft high; young branchlets finely downy. Leaves 34 to 114 in. long, up to 12 in. wide, narrow-oblong or elliptic-oblong, flat, glabrous, midrib raised beneath. Racemes densely flowered, up to 3 in. long (sometimes longer); bracts about equal to the pedicels. Flowers white; corolla-tube rather broad, about as long as the calyx and shorter than the corolla-lobes. A hybrid described from Nelson province, South Island.