Veronica vernicosa

Veronica vernicosa, the varnished hebe, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to the South Island of New Zealand.^[1] As its synonym Hebe vernicosa, it and its cultivar 'Mrs Winder' have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[2][3]

Veronica vernicosa
Veronica vernicosa growing wild on the Gibbs Spur, Tasman District
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Veronica
Section:	Veronica sect. Hebe
Species:	V. vernicosa
Binomial name
Veronica vernicosa Hook.f.
Synonyms[1]
Hebe greyi (J.B.Armstr.) Cockayne Hebe vernicosa (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan Veronica greyi J.B.Armstr.