{"product_id":"veronika-heliohebe-hulkeana-ssp-evestita-lena-1","title":"Veronika (Heliohebe) hulkeana ssp evestita Lena","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 128, 0);\"\u003eUnusual and special, but not hard to grow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrikingly handsome long white flower spikes set against beautiful glossy lime green foliage that is slightly toothed. The purple version is a spreading shrub from the rocky windswept Seaward Kaikoura Ranges. This is a bred, selected or found form. Height 60cm, plus flower panicles, spread up to 1.5m  Sun or part sun. Easy in relatively moist soil but also very hardy. A wonderful massed planting under interesting tree trunks on a bank was an inspiring use of this gorgeous plant. Looks lovely spilling over paving. Rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaid out cut flower image info: First bloom is a real species lilac, \u003cstrong\u003e2 is a species Heliohebe haulkeana or now more correctly veronica \u003c\/strong\u003e, 3 is \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eV. hulkeana ssp evestita Lena, \u003c\/span\u003e4 is a 'Hagley' cultivar, 5 is Lester's cultivar, 6 is V. lavaudiana. V. raoulii.  and V. Fairfieldii  are others I have but is missing from the lineup. Any more out there? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the vase line up, this one is spilling out of the small bright green jug, it was a bit wilted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pagecontent\"\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"catalogue_item\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"ortelgarden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41392043131013,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/9991\/5397\/files\/IMG_4434.jpg?v=1760610230","url":"https:\/\/ortel.nz\/products\/veronika-heliohebe-hulkeana-ssp-evestita-lena-1","provider":"ortelgarden","version":"1.0","type":"link"}