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In the early summer, large white flowers (2.5 cm across) form in clusters of three blooms from the upper leaf axils. The flowers are the largest of any genus.
In the early summer, large white flowers (2.5 cm across) form in clusters of three blooms from the upper leaf axils. The flowers are the largest of any genus.


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Latest revision as of 14:06, 24 September 2019

Kingdom: Plantae
(Unranked): Angiosperms
(Unranked): Eudicots
(Unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Hebe
Species: H. macrantha
Binomial name: Hebe macrantha
Common name: Large flowered hebe

H. macrantha is found wild in subalpine scrub in Nelson, Marlborough and Otago, South Island, New Zealand.
It forms an open, upright evergreen spreading shrub; up to 60 cm high, with a marked tendency to become leggy (lose its lower leaves). The leaves are oval, leathery, bright green and regularly toothed (1.5-2 cm long).
In the early summer, large white flowers (2.5 cm across) form in clusters of three blooms from the upper leaf axils. The flowers are the largest of any genus.

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