Hebe diosmifolia

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Veronica diosmifolia, R. Cunn. Shrub, usually 2-5 ft. high, but reaching a height of 15 ft.; branches glabrous or puberulous: lvs. short-petioled, 1/2 - 1 in. long, linear-oblong or oblong-lanceolate to elliptic-oblong, acute, entire or minutely incised, coriaceous, dark green above, paler beneath: racemes about 1 in. long, corymbosely branched: fls. white or pale lavender-blue, about 1/4 in. across; calyx usually 3-parted, rarely 4-parted; corolla 4-lobed: caps. ovoid, turgid. New Zeal. B.M. 7539. Gn. 43, p. 519. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.