Veronica recurva

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

{{Speciesbox

|image = Hebe recurva - Berlin Botanical Garden - IMG 8754.JPG

|parent = Veronica sect. Hebe

|taxon = Veronica recurva

|authority = (G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson) ined.

|synonyms = * Hebe recurva G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson

• ?Veronica albicans Petrie

}}

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 South Island of New Zealand. It is an evergreen shrub, reaching {{convert|60|cm|in|abbr=on}} 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.{{GBIF|7380598|id=7380598}} {{As of|2022|October}}, Plants of the World Online treated Hebe recurva as an unplaced name, and did not list Veronica recurva.

Mature leaves curve backwards slightly, hence the specific epithet recurva.{{cite book | last=Harrison |first=Lorraine | title=RHS Latin for Gardeners | year=2012 |publisher=Mitchell Beazley | location=United Kingdom | isbn=978-1845337315 }}{{cite web | url = http://www.deeproot.co.uk/pbo/plantdetail.php?plantname=Hebe+recurva+6I927Aoira6I927 | title = Hebe recurva

| website = Deeproot Plant Base Online (beta) | publisher = Deeproot Software | access-date = 28 July 2020}}

The cultivar 'Boughton Silver' has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/71387/Hebe-recurva-Boughton-Silver/Details | title = Hebe recurva 'Boughton Silver' | publisher = RHS | access-date = 28 July 2020}} Hardy down to {{convert|-5|C|F|abbr=on}}, it requires a sheltered spot in full sun or partial shade.