Veronica bishopiana

Veronica bishopiana, the Waitākere rock koromiko, is a flowering plant belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.

[1] Veronica bishopiana is a low spreading shrub that grows up to one metre tall.

[2] The shrub has white and mauve-coloured flowers, with the mauve colour often only evident in the youngest buds of the plant.

[2] Veronica bishopiana is naturally distributed in the Waitakere Ecological District of the Waitākere Ranges of West Auckland.

[2] It typically occurs on stream sides, igneous rock outcrops and shaded cliff faces.

Leaves of Veronica bishopiana growing at the Auckland Botanic Gardens