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Hebe- (Veronica)
Hebe 'Carl Teschner' |
A large genus of evergreen shrubs from New Zealand, once grouped
with Veronica and this still remains the common name. The usual pattern is
a neat bush with either scale-like or oval leaves and spikes of tiny white
or blue flowers. They come in all sizes, but only the popular dwarfs are
described here.
VARIETIES:
One of the best of the rock garden is
H.
pinguifolia
'Pagei'. The bush is about 9 in. high and the branches are clothed with
greyish-green leaves. Between May and August floral spikes densely crowded
with white flowers appear.
H. 'Carl Teschner'
is another popular Hebe- a prostrate plant with dark green leaves
on near-black stems and white throated mauve flowers in June and July.
H. 'Green Globe'
is an 8 in. ball of tiny box-like foliage.
H.
epacridea is different - the stems are clothed with scale-like leaves and
the 'whipcord' branches bear white fragrant flowers in July.
H. 'Boughton
Dome' is another whipcord Hebe, grown solely for its conifer-like
appearance.
SITE
& SOIL: Any well-drained soil in sun or light shade.
PROPAGATION:
Plant stem cuttings in a cold frame in summer.
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