Veronica (Hebe) hectori subsp. laingii is endemic to the South and Stewart Islands, and is confined to Fiordland and Stewart Island. This low shrub that grows up to 25cm high is found growing in the mountains of Fiordland in mixed tussock-scrub and snow tussock-herbfields, but can be found on shallow snowbanks and moist depressions in fellfield, and in cushion vegetation, and on Stewart Island in damp, grassy meadows on valley floors, and on the summit of Mount Anglem. Very similar to Veronica (Hebe) hectori subsp. hectori, but is much smaller in size and in leaf size. It has white flowers in summer, and requires a well drained soil. It is suitable for gardens in colder areas. It was discovered on Mount Anglem in the early 20th century by Leonard Cockayne, and is named after botanist and author R. M. Laing, who explored many parts of Canterbury and Banks Peninsula.