Hebe
Hebe pinguifolia 'Pagei'
Common Name: Hebe
Genus: Hebe
Species: pinguifolia
Cultivar: 'Pagei'
Category: Groundcover Plants
Height: 0.30 m (30 cm)
Spread: 0.90 m (90 cm)
Hardiness: Hardy
Growth Rate: Average
Flowering Period: May and June
Foliage Type: Evergreen
Foliage Colour: Blue/Green
Flower Colour: White
Sun/Shade: Full sun or Partial shade
Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Sandy/Light or Chalky/Alkaline
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
Features: Has interesting foliage
Masses of pure-white flowers on purple stems in late spring and early summer and fleshy blue-green leaves. This neat semi-prostrate evergreen shrub is an attractive groundcover plant for the front of a border. Sunny or part-shaded site is suitable. This plant looks good among silver-leaved plants. It is salt and pollution tolerant and therefore suitable for city or coastal gardens.
- Garden care: Needs minimal pruning. Remove misplaced or frost damaged branches in late spring.
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