The Hebe Society promotes the cultivation and conservation of hebes and other New Zealand native plants

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It was formed in 1985 by a group of enthusiastic gardeners and nurserymen, under the auspices of the Royal Horticultural Society

Royal Horticultural Society

The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London, and gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861 by Prince Albert...

. The role of the Society is to stimulate an interest in hebes and other New Zealand native plants. The Hebe Society is a non-profit organisation.

Most members are in the British Isles, but some are in Europe, North America and New Zealand. The Hebe Society provides members with information about familiar and less well known hebes and other New Zealand native plants, how to grow them and where they may be obtained. The Society aims to ensure that all garden worthy hebes and New Zealand plants remain in cultivation and have the widest distribution.

Plant Information

• Information on over 200 hebes
• Information on nearly 200 New Zealand native plants

Publications

The Hebe Society produces a magazine, Hebe News, four times a year. It is illustrated in colour with contributions from UK and international plant enthusiasts, and contains articles on hebes and New Zealand native plants and gardens.

Cuttings Exchange and Seed Distribution

Cuttings or seeds are swapped via the quarterly magazine Hebe News. Many less well-known, but worthwhile, plants can be received. This is a good way for members to increase their collection of hebes and New Zealand native plants.

Shows

The society exhibits at 4 major shows throughout the UK to stimulate interest in hebes and other New Zealand native plants. The shows are: HPS (Kent Group), Arley Garden Festival (Cheshire), Great Gardening Show (Surrey), and Llangollen Gardening Show (north Wales).

Picture Library

An extensive library of slides and digital images covering a wide range of hebes and New Zealand native plants is available to members on loan.

Collections

Collections of hebes are held by members in Guernsey

Guernsey

Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...

, North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

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, and The Quinta Arboretum, Swettenham, Cheshire.

It is British Registered Charity No 801398 and is affiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society

Royal Horticultural Society

The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London, and gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861 by Prince Albert...

, New Zealand Alpine Garden Society and the Tatton Garden Society.

External links

• Hebe Society
• Hebe (Genus)
  Hebe (plant)
  Hebe is a genus of plants native to New Zealand, Rapa in French Polynesia, the Falkland Islands, and South America. It includes about 90 species and is the largest plant genus in New Zealand. Apart from H. rapensis , all species occur in New Zealand. This includes the two species, H. salicifolia...
  
  
• Books on hebes
• Books on New Zealand native plants