Evergreen Hebe Varieties

Short spikes of small purple flowers appear in mid to late summer.

Evergreen hebe varieties. Hebes are fabulous evergreen shrubs for year round interest and colour. Popular hebe varieties are hebe buxifoilia. There are many many different types of this popular evergreen ground cover. Dwarf evergreen shrubs suitable for coastal gardening bearberry cotoneaster cotoneaster dammeri. Most hebes bloom in summer and last throughout fall. As such it is marginally hardy in north america often suffering from winter damage if winters are colder than normal. In general the smaller the leaf the better the cultivar or species can tolerate cold.

While evergreen in nature their foliage provides year round interest with additional colors in burgundy bronze or variegated. Tall hebes such as h. Many forms will flower all summer long and into autumn. Grows wider than tall 2 x 3. Hebe karo golden esk bright green leaves are scaly and have a ferny or coniferous appearance. These spiked flowers also come in a range of colors from white pink and crimson to blue and purple. White flowers in summer are on old wood and can be hidden by leaves but we this hebe is all about the foliage so it s okay.

Hebes are extremely hardy evergreen shrubs invaluable for seaside and city planting. Some varieties even offer winter blooms. Is a pretty cultivar with sky blue flower spikes that are borne in profusion throughout the summer months often with a second flush in autumn. Hebe carl teschner violet blue flowers hebe pingulfolia pagei white flowers and hebe armstrongii are small varieties of hebe suitable for growing in a rockery or as ground cover one of the largest hebes is hebe salicfolia. The shrubs in this wide group are normally evergreen with varying degrees of winter hardiness and generally attractive flowers. This hebe can grow to over 10 feet or 2 metres in height. Most hebes are compact rounded low growing shrubs.

They bring gardens to life with their bright colourful spikes of summer and autumn flowers. Many also have the added bonus of gorgeous variegated foliage. Hebe rhubarb and custard rhubarb and custard is a rounded bushy evergreen shrub to about 60cm. Hebe margret hebe make superb evergreen shrubs for sunny well drained borders. They revel in hot sunny positions and once established hebes are very drought tolerant. The stems are dark purple and the small oval leaves are grey green with an irregular cream to yellow margin and flushed with pink especially in cold weather. Salicifolia make excellent flowering hedges.

Low growing varieties makes an excellent shrubby ground cover which is attractive throughout the season.