Attractive medium shrub. The branches of fern like foliage are flattened and slender with pendulous tips. Clusters of fragrant white, veined purple flowers in summer. One of our most beautiful New Zealand native shrubs. Hardy and likes well drained soil. Tolerates dry, windy and cold conditions.

Occurs in lowland to mountain regions of the North Island, along streamsides and around forest margins south of Gisbourne.