Hebe Society
Hebes - Introduction
History
Recent research suggests that the ancestor of the genus Hebe arrived in New Zealand in recent geological time, about 5 million years ago. The origin may be Australian or Asian.
Hebe odora 'New Zealand Gold'
BOXLEAF HEBE
syn. H. anomala, H. buxifolia
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Pronounced: HEE-bee oh-DOR-uh ...
Hebe breviracemosa is an plant of the family Plantaginaceae native to Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands Group, New Zealand found in coastal cliffs and headlands.
Contents
1 History
2 Features
3 External links
4 References ...
Hebe 'Hinerua' Scrophulariaceae
Hinerua Hebe HEE-bee
Evergreen shrub, erect, much-branched, to 2 ft (60cm) high. Leaves yellow-green, tough, .
Hebe
( Autumn Glory Hebe )
The cultivar, 'Autumn Glory' starts out erect then spreads, has bronze shoots and egg-shaped dark green leaves to l inch with red edges.
Hebe cvs. HEBE. New Zealand
Scrophulariaceae
Shrub, 2-5 feet tall; narrow, opposite, dark green, 4-ranked leaves; 2 spikes of many small, pink to purple flowers in the spring.
Hebe andersonii
Scientific Name: Hebe andersonii (Lindl. & Paxt.) Cockayne
Synonym: Veronica andersonii
Family: Scrophulariaceae ...
Hebe species
Trees and Shrubs
Sow at 70F/21C, just covered; full sun, well-drained soil, and ample moisture.
Hebe ochracea is native to New England grasslands & thickets. The select cultivar 'James Stirling' (often mispelled Sterling) is a recipient of Royal Hulticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Hebe ‘Great Orme'
There are hundreds of hebe varieties being sold all over Britain, and their versatility makes them valuable garden plants, but some have a rather coarse foliage.
Hebe sp.
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Veronica
Origin: New Zealand
This genus consists mainly of the shrubby members formerly included under Veronica - the Speedwells.
Hebe cupressoides 'Boughton Dome'
Ilex crenata, Lavandula angustifolia cultivars
Lonicera nitida ...
Subject : Hebe
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'Alchymist', 'Applejack', 'Blanc Double de Coubert', 'Boule de Neige', 'Buff Beauty', 'Carefree Beauty', 'Coral Dawn', 'Cuthbert Grant', 'Dart's Dash', 'Folksinger', 'Hansa', 'Harison's Yellow', 'Hebe's Lip', 'Ispahan', 'Jens Munk', 'John Cabot', ...
Plant alongside other herbs, or pair with blue fescue, hebe, sunrose or lamb's ears for a Mediterranean display. Rosemary can be pruned into topiary shapes, such as standards or pyramids. The flowers attract bees and other beneficial pollinators.
Hebe H. rakaiensis forms small-leafed apple green hummocks with tiny white flowers in summer.
Pachysandra terminalis ‘Variegata' has bright green, cream edged leaves and will thrive in shade.
Far better to plant this slow growing shrub in its proper place, so that pruning for 'space' does not have to take place.
Hebe - How and when to prune this valuable group of evergreen shrubs.
And "lilac" is used for some unrelated plants that bear clusters of bluish flowers: a couple of forms of Ceanothus (California lilac) and Hardenbergia (vine lilac) as well as Hebe hulkeana (New Zealand lilac).
 See also: Pink, Lilac, Lavender, Aster, Violet
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