''Veronica recurva'', synonym ''Hebe recurva'', is a flowering plant of the family Plantaginaceae, which is endemic to the north-west area of Nelson on the

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of New Zealand. It is an evergreen shrub, reaching in height, with gray, spear-shaped leaves that are 2–4 cm long. Flowers are white. ''Veronica recurva'' may be a synonym of ''

Veronica albicans ''Veronica albicans'', synonym ''Hebe albicans'', is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to New Zealand. Description Growing to tall by wide, it is an evergreen shrub with thick bluish leaves long and wide. Th ...

''. ,

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treated ''Hebe recurva'' as an unplaced name, and did not list ''Veronica recurva''. Mature leaves curve backwards slightly, hence the

specific epithet In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...

''recurva''. The cultivar 'Boughton Silver' has received the Royal Horticultural Society's

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down to , it requires a sheltered spot in full sun or partial shade.

References

recurva Flora of New Zealand {{Plantaginaceae-stub