Hebe salicifolia

As Moira said, Tough and if happy or even barely surviving then inclined to be mildly invasive via self-sown seedlings. It will easily grow to almost tree-size in favourable conditions so whether it's ultimately desirable as a hedging plant is perhaps doubtful. OTOH, certainly here in the UK, even in quite cold districts it will stand - and benefits from - hard cutting back. So if you've got the energy and commitment to keep on whacking at it...!
 
Moira said that it's short-lived in the wild. It certainly isn't 'in captivity' here. I've a plant which came with us to this garden 20 years ago and is still going strong. And though Moira is sniffy about it - and though it certainly isn't either the most glamorous, the most shapely or the best-behaved hebe in the world - it has been much admired here over the years. As a result, many of those self-sown seedlings have bumped up our profits on Garden Open days! So it has its uses...
 
Tim
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