Hebe cockayniana

Hebe cockayniana photographed at Landcare Research, Lincoln, South Island, New Zealand

Hebe cockayniana is an erect, much-branched, neatly growing shrub, reaching 40 in (1 m). The leaves are oval, green above, bluish-green below, up to 0.7 in (1.7 cm) long. Its flowers are white, but this hardy hebe rarely flowers in cultivation.

This hebe is named after the New Zealand botanist Leonard Cockayne, and is found in subalpine scrub and grassland in the mountains of Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand.

Hardiness = H5     UK Availability = 1

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