Hebe (plant)
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Hebe acutiflora
Hebe affinis
Hebe albicans
Hebe andersonii
Hebe buxifolia
Hebe cupressoides
Hebe franciscana
Hebe ochracea
Hebe pauciramosa
Hebe pinguifolia
Hebe speciosa
Hebe stricta
Hebe trisepala
Hebe venustula
Hebe xfranciscana
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Hebe is a genus of plants native to New Zealand. There are over 100 species of hebes. They have rows of leaves, which are arranged in pairs, each pair perpendicular to the leaves below it. Their flowers are composed of many smaller flowerlets.
The plants range in size from dwarf shrubs to small trees up to 7 metres. They grow throughout the country, and are cultivated in many gardens and public areas. Hebes cope with most soil types, and can be propagated easily from both cuttings and seedlings.
Hebe pauciramosa in the Dunedin botanical gardens.
Close up of flowers and leaves of another Hebe species.
