Hebe rigidula (Cheesem.) Ckn. & Allan

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

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'Hebe rigidula' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/hebe/hebe-rigidula/). Accessed 2024-03-28.

Genus

Synonyms

  • Veronica rigidula Cheesem.

Glossary

inflorescence
Flower-bearing part of a plant; arrangement of flowers on the floral axis.
acute
Sharply pointed.
bud
Immature shoot protected by scales that develops into leaves and/or flowers.
calyx
(pl. calyces) Outer whorl of the perianth. Composed of several sepals.
glabrous
Lacking hairs smooth. glabrescent Becoming hairless.
glaucous
Grey-blue often from superficial layer of wax (bloom).
sessile
Lacking a stem or stalk.
sinus
Recess between two lobes or teeth on leaf margin.

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Credits

Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Hebe rigidula' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/hebe/hebe-rigidula/). Accessed 2024-03-28.

A densely branched shrub to about 2 ft high; branchlets yellow-green with two lines of down on the internodes; leaf-bud with a narrow sinus. Leaves ascending to spreading, up to 1 in. long and 38 in. wide, elliptic-oblong, acute, green and slightly glossy above, dull green or glaucous beneath, glabrous. Inflorescence branched, not much longer than the leaves, crowded near the tips of the branchlets. Flowers white, sessile; tube about twice as long as calyx. Capsules glabrous.

Native of South Island, commonest in the mountains between Nelson and Blenheim, in rocky habitats. A useful hardy shrub for the rock garden and similar positions, flowering in summer.