Hebe dieffenbachii

Hebe dieffenbachii photographed at The Quinta Arboretum, Swettenham, Cheshire, UK

Hebe dieffenbachii forms a stout, wide spreading, evergreen bush about 60 in (150 cm) high. The leaves are pale green and lance shaped, 2–2.75 in (50–70 mm) long. The flowers are white, summer.

A native of the Chatham Islands, New Zealand, where it grows on limestone cliffs and rocks.

Hebe dieffenbachii is somewhat similar to Hebe barkeri and Hebe chathamica, also from the Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Hardiness = H4     UK Availability = 2

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