This shrub has lax spreading branching with obvious leaf scars on the branchlets and forms a rounded habit. It has dark green leathery elliptical leaves and the small tube-shape white flowers appear in a cluster amongst the foliage during summer.

Hardiness zones 8 to 9

Hebe urvilleanais naturally found in New Zealand growing in the D'Urville Island and the north island and the Richmond Range in the south island of growing in scrubland (Leptospermum scoparium) on the coast and inland.

It naturally grows on serpentine rocky soil that are well drained and moderately fertile in an open sunny position and is frosts and drought tolerant.

This hebe is grown for its compact habit and white flowers. It is planted in small gardens along borders or used in patio pots or planter boxes. It is suitable for coastal regions and establishes in 2-3 years and is moderately long lived. Is also grown in commercial sites or on embankments requiring a little maintenance once established and is commonly cultivated in the UK and USA. ID 3254

Hebe(HEE-bee) urvilleana(ur-VIL-ee-AH-nah)

Scrophulariaceae (skrof-yoo-larr-ee-AY-see-ee)
Figwort and Foxglove Family