Hebe 'Wiri Joy'
Common name:
Wiri Joy Hebe
Pronunciation:
HEE-bee
Family:
Scrophulariaceae
Genus:
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Evergreen shrub, compact, neat, growing to 30 inches (80 cm) high. Leaves dark green, shiny, lanceolate, about 5 cm long. Flowers pink-purple, appear in summer.
- Sun or part shade
- Hardy to USDA Zone 8 Raised in 1982 at the Auckland Regional Botanic Garden by Jack Hobbs, as part of a program to breed hebes suitable for the Auckland, New Zealand climate. The parents are Hebe 'Carnea' and Hebe speciosa (Hebe Society web site, 2005).
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plant habit, flowering
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