Veronica odora
(Hebe odora, Boxwood Hebe)
Veronica odora
(Hebe odora, Boxwood Hebe)
Prices:
Each | 20 or more | |
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2.5L Pot | $9.50 | $9.00 |
Details:
Type: | Shrub |
Growth Rate: | Fast |
Mature Height: | 1 m |
Mature Width: | 1 m |
Site Condition: | Exposed, Frost Tolerant, Heavy Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil |
Sun: | Full Sun, Part Shade |
Drainage: | Dry, Moist |
Features: | Suitable for hedging or shelter. Attractive to insects and bees. Flower colour: White. Foliage colour: Dark green. Native. Suitable restoration species. |
Veronica odora, formerly known as Hebe odora, is a rounded NZ native Hebe has dark green box-like foliage and racemes of white flowers in summer. Can be clipped to maintain a neat shape and makes an attractive hedge. Light prune and feed after flowering to maintain shape and promote new growth.
Habitat: It grows in montane to penalpine grassland, shrubland, bogs and flushes.
Flowering: Summer [October to March]
Fruiting: