DSC_4054 Hebe (Hebe pimeleoides subsp. pimeleoides) detail of flowers. A low growing blue-green shrub bearing pairs of small oval leaves on reddish stems inhabiting dry valleys in the South Island. Hebe pimeleiodes varies considerably in stature, from small mat-forming plants to sprawling plants with long trailing stems. It also varies in leaf shape, size and colour. This particular form was previously referred to as Hebe pimeleoides 'var. glaucicaerulea'. Flowers purplish, in spikes of up to 12 flowers. *
DSC_9345 Hebe (Hebe pimeleoides subsp. faucicola) detail of pale mauve flowers. grows exclusively on rocky outcrops or cliff faces, in river valleys and in gorges. Distinguished from Hebe pimeleoides subsp. pimeleoides by its height and its stouter erect branches, and paler flowers. Shingle Creek, Upper Clutha *
DSC_9338 Hebe (Hebe pimeleoides subsp. faucicola) detail of pale mauve flowers. grows exclusively on rocky outcrops or cliff faces, in river valleys and in gorges. Distinguished from Hebe pimeleoides subsp. pimeleoides by its height and its stouter erect branches, and paler flowers. Shingle Creek, Upper Clutha *
