This small shrub has slender upright 4-angled square stems that are slightly covered in tiny triangular yellow green leaves and forms a compact rounded habit. It produces clusters of tiny white tube-shaped flowers from summer to autumn.

Hardiness zones 8 to 9 

Hebe lycopodioides is naturally found in New Zealand growing from Marlborough to Canterbury at an elevation of 760 m to 1,670 m (4,676 ft) in drier sub-alpine shrubland and amongst tussock grasslands. 

It is ideally planted in an open sunny position in well drained sandy-stony soils and is frosts and drought tolerant. 

This small hebe is grown for its distinct foliage and small rounded habit. It is planted in small gardens along the front borders or used in rockeries and is suitable for containers and roof gardens. It is also used in alpine gardens establishing in 3-4 years and is moderately long lived and is hardy in the UK. ID 3261

Hebe (HEE-bee) lycopodioides (LY-koh-POH-dee-OY-deez)

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