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Welsh-bred hebe

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Welsh-bred hebe

New Zealand hebes are popular in Britain as garden shrubs, and over the years British gardeners have bred many new varieties. This pink-flowering variety, ‘Great Orme', was bred in Wales around 1960.

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Ross Galbreath, New Zealand species overseas – Plants overseas, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10085/welsh-bred-hebe (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Ross Galbreath, published 1 March 2009.