NZ Plants H – Haastia pulvinaris to Hoheria sexstylosa
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Haastia pulvinaris forms mounds of vegetation up to 6.5 ft (2 m) across.
The tiny, hair-covered leaves densely cover the branches. The flowers are
yellow daisies, without the ray-florets (petals), summer. |
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Haastia sinclairii is a trailing subshrub, which forms loose patches of vegetation.
The leaves can be broad or narrow, up to 1.4 in (3.5 cm) long,
and are covered in short white hairs. The white flower heads, up to 1.2 in
(3 cm) across, project from the branch ends. |
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Hectorella caespitosa forms cushions up to 8 in (20 cm) across. The small
green leaves are arranged in a tight spiral. The flowers are carried in
rosettes just above the foliage. |
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Helichrysum coralloides is a low-growing, bushy spreading shrub, which grows up
to 4–24 in (10–60 cm) high. The tiny leaves, 0.2–3 in
(5–7 mm) long, clothe the branches showing their hairy green backs.
Single white flowers, 0.2–0.3 in (5–8 mm) diameter,
are seen at the branch tips in summer. |
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Helichrysum intermedium (syn Helichrysum selago var intermedium) is an erect growing
variable bushy shrub, up to 16 in (40 cm) high. The tiny hairy
leaves cover the branches. The flowers are white to yellow. |
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Helichrysum parvifolium (syn Helichrysum microphyllum) is a bushy shrub which may reach 24 in (60 cm) high. The tiny leaves are about 0.08 in (2 mm) long and overlap the branches, upper surface woolly when young, lower surface densely woolly. White to yellow flower heads, summer. |
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Helichrysum selago is a much-branched shrub which grows up to 12 in (30 cm) high. The tiny, adult green leaves are 0.12”0.16 in (3”4 mm) long, and have hairy edges. White to yellow flower heads at the branch ends, summer. |
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Hoheria glabrata is an attractive deciduous tree, or large shrub, that grows
up 32 ft (10 m). The oval leaves are bright green, the edges serrated,
and the leaf tip pointed. The white flowers are fragrant, summer. Hardy
in the UK. |
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Hoheria ‘Glory of Amlwch’ is a semi-evergreen, large shrub or small tree, which
can grow to 13 ft (4 m). The oval serrated leaves are about 3.5 in
(9 cm) long. White flowers about 1.5 in (4 cm) across in
clusters of three to eight are seen in July. |
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Hoheria lyallii is a deciduous small tree, or large shrub, which grows to 10 ft
(3 m) or more. Leaves on young plants are oval, toothed, and 0.8–2.75 in
(2–7 cm) long. Leaves on adult plants are broadly oval, green,
toothed, and 2–8 in (5–20 cm) long. The white flowers
are up to 1.6 in (4 cm) diameter; early summer. Hardy in the UK. |
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Hoheria populnea is a small tree or large shrub growing to 12 ft (3.6 m)
or more. The oval, green leaves are toothed, 1–2.4 in (2.5–6 cm)
long. The white flowers are 0.8–1 in (2–2.5 cm) across;
late summer. Fairly hardy in the UK. |
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Hoheria sexstylosa is an erect much-branched tree which grows 12–25 ft
(4–8 m) or more. The leaves vary in shape, 1–3 in (2.5–7.5 cm)
in young plants, 2–7.5 in (5–19 cm) in mature plants.
The flowers are up 0.75 in (1.9 cm) across. Fairly hardy in the
UK. |
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