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Hebe cupressoides
Cypress Hebe
Origin: New Zealand.
| Family |
| Plantaginaceae |
| Genus |
| Hebe |
| Species |
| cupressoides |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Synonyms |
| Leonohebe cupressoides |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8b - 9a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -10 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 0 |
| Height |
| 1 - 1.5 m |
| Spread |
| 1 - 1.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Use in flower borders and beds, in country, city or urban gardens or courtyards, as shrubbery, as specimens or as container plants. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in moderately moist soils of any acidity under partial shade to full sun. |
| Shape |
| Bushy. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Aphids. Downy mildew and leaf spot. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth woody stems. |
| Leaf Description |
| Simple, narrowly-shaped paired leaves. |
| Flower Description |
| Racemes of tubular-shaped 4-lobed flowers. |
| Colour Description |
| Bright green foliage, green stems and purplish-pink flowers. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium. |
| Notable Specimens |
| UBC Botanical Garden, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| By seed or semi-hardwood cuttings. |
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