Description:
This is a fantastic hebe with short spikes of pink flowers and a low-growing, groundcovering habit. The foliage is rich dark green but flushed with rich burgundy when young. The plant is dense, spreads to three feet wide while only rising to one foot tall, and is extremely useful for interesting plant combinations in the garden and in containers. Prefers moist, well-drained soil. Prune lightly to shape.
Common Name: Hebe
Family: Scrophulariaceae (The Figwort Family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-10
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 8-12"
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Evergreen
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour: Burgundy
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Sparse grassland or stony places in the drier mountains of Marlborough and Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand.
Award: AGM
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Australasia
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