Scientific Name: Hebe ochracea ( syn. Veronica )
Common Name: ochre whipcord hebe
Family Name: Plantaginaceae
Origin: Australia / New Zealand
Hardiness Zone: Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Plant Type: Broadleaf evergreen
Mature Size: 0.7 - 1.3m x 1.0 - 1.5m (height x width)
Habit: Arching, Upright
Form: Round
Texture: Fine
Landscape Uses: Accent plant, Filler, Group or mass planting, Small garden/space, Winter interest
Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil or Media: Acidic, Well-drained
Leaves: Scale-like, Opposite, Imbricate, Leathery, Glabrous, Deltoid, Entire
Flowers: Raceme, White, Jul-Aug-Sep
Fruit: Capsule, Brown
Key ID Features:
Leaves scale-like, golden, forming threadlike foliage; lenticels prominent.