Welcome to The Hebe and New Zealand Plant Society! Founded in 1985, we promote the cultivation and conservation of Hebes and other New Zealand native plants as a British Registered Charity.
2025 photo competition - the winners are here!
Drumroll please...!
Congratulations to our 2025 photo competition winners: Tony Hayter, Gary Firth, Lewis Normand, Josep Vendrell, Talea Harding, Alex Waterfield, and Steve Harding. Check out their winning photos below! You can also see all entries in our newest blog post.
Thanks again to everyone who entered the competition, and especially to all of you who voted!
Category: whole Hebe or New Zealand plant
1st place (left) - Hebe salicifolia by Tony Hayter; 2nd place (right) - Lophomyrtus obcordata by Gary Firth
Category: group of Hebes and/or New Zealand plants
1st place (left) - Hebe 'White Diamond' with Acaena inermis by Lewis Normand; 2nd place (right) - Rhapolostylis sapida with Muehlenbeckia by Josep Vendrell
Category: macro of part of a Hebe or New Zealand plant
1st place (left) - Unnamed Hebe (dead flower heads featured) by Talea Harding; 2nd place (right) - Hebe 'Great Orme' (stamens and stigmas featured) by Alex Waterfield
Category: New Zealand plant hunter
1st place (left) - New Zealand plant hunters (Gary Firth and Steve Harding) at Hampton Court by Steve Harding; 2nd place (right) - New Zealand plant hunter (Hebe Normand) with Brachyglottis Dunedin Group 'Sunshine' by Lewis Normand
Congratulations again to our winners!
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YouTube
The Hebe and NZ Plant Society has a YouTube channel! We have a mini-series called The Hebe How-To Series, and we'll hopefully be uploading more frequently!