What are the best Hebes?
Hebe ‘Midsummer Beauty’
How do I identify my Hebe?
Description. Hebe has four perpendicular rows of leaves in opposite decussate pairs. The flowers are perfect, the corolla usually has four slightly unequal lobes, the flower has two stamens and a long style. Flowers are arranged in a spiked inflorescence.
Which are the hardiest Hebes?
Hebes with white flowers, like H. albicans and H. recurva, tend to be hardier than those with purple blooms. Perhaps because their evergreen foliage looks fresh so much of the year, hebes are named after the Greek goddess of youth and immortality.
What is the smallest Hebe plant?
Hebe ‘Baby Marie’ (syn Hebe buxifolia ‘Nana’) is a compact, bushy, evergreen shrub, which grows to about 16 in (40 cm) high. The tiny, thick, spear-shaped green leaves are 0.25–0.3 in (6–8 mm) long. The flowers are lilac, late spring to early summer.
How do I keep my hebe small?
A light, annual pruning will keep the neat, compact shape of hebes and ensure that they flower well. Immediately after they have finished flowering simply cut out the dead flowers. After a harsh winter some stems may have been burnt by frost.
Where is the best place to plant hebe?
full sun
Growing position – hebes need full sun, in free-draining soil. As well as growing in borders and containers, they can also make informal low hedges. They cope well in coastal locations too. Most are hardy, but prefer a warm, sunny spot.
Can you hard prune a Hebe?
Hebes generally need little pruning, but if they get leggy they can be cut back hard to reshape them (this is also worth a go if flower production is poor). The best time to prune them is when the winter starts to lose its grip, but before new growth appears in spring.
What is the lifespan of a Hebe plant?
Hebes are named after the Greek goddess of youth, but sadly they do have a short-lived tendency. Expect five good years, ten at most.
Can you hard prune a hebe?
How do I keep my Hebe small?
Where is the best place to plant Hebe?
How big will a hebe grow?
Hebes are bushy evergreen shrubs with purple, pink or white flowers in summer, and sometimes in spring or autumn. The leaves can be ornamental too, often tinged with pink or variegated. Plants range from 30cm (1ft) up to 1.2m (4ft) tall.
What can I plant next to hebes?
Five good companions to plant with hebes
- Catmint – Unlike catnip, catmint doesn’t attract cats to it.
- Japanese anemone – Contrary to this plant’s name, the Japanese anemone is native to China.
- Cranesbill geranium – Cranesbill geranium is well-known for its hardiness, as well as the pretty violet flowers it produces.
Do hebes need a lot of water?
They do not grow well in water-logged ground and prefer well-drained soils. When grown in open ground they only require watering in very dry conditions. When grown in containers they will need more frequent watering from May to September.
How do you keep a hebe compact?
A light, annual pruning will keep the neat, compact shape of hebe plants and ensure that they flower well. Immediately after they have finished flowering simply cut out the dead hebe flowers. After a harsh winter some stems may have been burnt by frost.
Do hebes like sun or shade?
Where is the best place to plant a hebe?
Do hebes spread?
Hebe are evergreen shrubs and, depending on the variety, grow from 20cm / 8in to 1.2m / 4ft high and roughly the same spread.
Are hebe plants fast growing?
Hebe “Mrs Winder” or “Waikiki” It’s usually used as a low hedge. It flowers from late summer to early winter, able to withstand cold. Its flowers are purple-colored with tapered spikes and its leaves are dark green with a reddish-brown color when young. It’s a fast-growing plant suitable for planting in coastal areas.
Where should I plant a hebe?
Growing position – hebes need full sun, in free-draining soil. As well as growing in borders and containers, they can also make informal low hedges. They cope well in coastal locations too. Most are hardy, but prefer a warm, sunny spot.
What is the genus and species of Hebe?
There are differing classifications for the genus and some botanists now include Hebe, together with the related Australasian genera Chionohebe, Derwentia, Detzneria, Parahebe, Heliohebe and Leonohebe, in the larger genus Veronica (hence its common name shrubby veronica ).
What is Hebe speciosa variegata?
Hebe speciosa ‘Variegata’ is an upright, rounded, evergreen shrub forming a mound of slender, gray-green leaves with irregular creamy-white margins. Often purple-tinged when young, the foliage turns pinkish-purple in cold weather.
Is Hebe native to New Zealand?
Comm. ex Juss. Hebe / ˈhiːbiː / 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 ( endemic to Rapa), all species occur in New Zealand.
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