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Summer planting
Contrary to popular opinion, summer planting is fine as long as adequate water is provided throughout any prolonged dry periods. This allows you to take advantage of increased summer growth.
Hebe tairawhiti
Height: 3m;  Spread: 2m
Shrub
Restricted to the East Coast this is a vigorous Hebe with a distinctive graceful leaf form. White Flowering. It grows in shrub communities along the coast and river sides.
» For a landscaping perspective on Hebes see this article by O2 Landscapes...
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