Botanical name:

Hebe corriganii

Common name(s):

Hebe

About:

A shrubby branching plant that typically reaches a height of about 1.5 m, with striking dark green lance-shaped leaves and delicate white or pale lavender flowers that are borne plentifully in attractive racemes during the late summer months. This hebe species is found naturally in the area near McLaren Falls in Tauranga, where it thrives most efficiently and can do quite well even in shaded conditions.

Natural habitat: 

Grows in a range of situations from near-coastal lowland scrub to montane or subalpine forests.

Growing environment:

Frost, Sun, Shade, Drought, Salt, Wind, Coastal & Free draining tolerant.

Endemic distribution:

New Zealand’s North Island from the Hunua Ranges in the north to the North-West Ruahine Range in the south, and between the Raukumara Range in the east and the Pouakai Range (Taranaki) in the west.

Height: 1.5m

Flowering: 

January – March with a violet/purple or white coloured flowers


Fruiting: 

April - June

Uses: 

Bird food / Attractant, Bee food, Riparian plantings, Pioneer Plantings & Flowers. 

How to grow:

Easily grown from cuttings, rooted pieces and seed. 

** Seed germinates without pre treatment. Sow seeds direct & keep moist until germination is complete.