Botanical name:

Hebe stenophylla

Common name(s):

Koromiko, Narrow leaved hebe

About:

H. stenophylla is a bushy, rounded to mound-forming evergreen shrub that features linear to narrowly lance-shaped leaves, which display a vibrant mid- to dark green colour. This attractive plant produces slender, dense spikes that are adorned with small, tubular, and delicate white flowers during the summer season.

Natural habitat:

Mostly on bluffs, terraces or rocky areas, often along streams and roadsides.

Growing environment:

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

Endemic distribution:

New Zealand’s North and South Island - Central and eastern North Island from near Gisborne to Wanganui and northern Wairarapa, with outlying populations near Hamilton and the northern South Island as far south as a line from Westport to Cape Campbell.

Height: 2m

Flowering: 

December-April (-September) with a white coloured flower/s.

Fruiting:

January-July (-December)

Uses:

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

How to grow:

Easily grown from fresh seed, semi hard wood cuttings or layering.

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