Veronica (Heliohebe) 'Hagley (Park)'

Check out NZPCN NZ Plant Conservation Network, a great website for natives      

This smaller (60cm) shrub is a light, airy evergreen with grass green foliage lined in maroon. In late spring to summer branches extend above the plant and yield impressive small 30cm panicles of dark purple pink buds that open to light lavender. It's an outstanding showy effect, loved by pollinators. Full sun or part shade or even facing south on a building or under a sparse tree, rich to average soil with regular irrigation . 

Laid out cut flower image info: First bloom is a real species lilac, 2 is a species Heliohebe haulkeana or now more correctly veronica , 4 is a 'Hagley' cultivar, 5 is Lester's cultivar, 6 is V. lavaudiana, 7 is a species V. raoulii.  Fairfieldii  is another one I have but is missing from the lineup. Any more out there? Small plants. I managed to put the little vases in a different order.