Hebe balfouriana

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Veronica balfouriana, Hook. f. Erect, glabrous shrub, 3 ft. high: lvs. subsessile, 1/3 – 3/4 in. long, elliptic-ovate, subacute or obtuse, margins red-brown: racemes 2-3 in. long, many-fld.: fls. pale violet-blue, calyx-segms. acute: caps. one-third longer than calyx-segms. or less. B.M. 7556.—Raised in the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, from seed sent from New Zeal. but it has not been found growing wild as yet, nor is it cult. in New Zeal. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.