Botanical name:

Hebe hectori

Common name(s):

Hebe

About:

A low-growing whipcord hebe, typically reaching heights of up to 50 cm, features stiff, crowded branchlets adorned with shiny, scale-like leaves that offer a unique visual appeal. During the summer months, small, delicate white flowers emerge gracefully at the tips of the branches, adding a touch of brightness to its overall appearance. This plant species can be found thriving in wet places within scrub and tussock-land ecosystems, particularly at altitudes ranging from 1000 to 1800 m in regions such as South Canterbury, Otago, and Fiordland. It is best suited for placement in a rock garden or at the front of a border, where its distinctive characteristics can be fully appreciated.

Natural habitat:

Penalpine grassland and subalpine shrub-land.

Growing environment:

Frost, Sun, Wind & Free draining tolerant.

Endemic distribution:

South Island - southwest South Island, from the Aoraki/Mount Cook area southwards, and on Mount Anglem, Stewart Is.

Height: 50cm

Flowering:

(November-) December-March (-April) with a white coloured flowers.

Fruiting:

(January-) February-June (-December)

Uses:

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

How to grow:

Easily grown from fresh seed or semi hardwood cuttings.

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