Kingdom: Plantae
(Unranked): Angiosperms
(Unranked): Eudicots
(Unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Hebe
Species: H. diosmifolia ‘Minor’
A miniature form of the dark emerald foliaged Hebe diosmifolia with a height up to 40cm and a width of 80 cm.The deep green leaves are small and glossy and tend to lie in one plane; the edges are minutely incised. Pale pink to white flowers are produced in abundance in late winter through to summer.
Since it is a forest plant so can grow well in shaded places but prefers full sun.
Looking at the front of a flowering branch.
The underside of a flowering stem.