Hebe ‘Purple Princess’

Hebe ‘Purple Princess’ photographed at The Quinta Arboretum, Swettenham, Cheshire, UK

Hebe ‘Purple Princess’ is an erect, evergreen shrub that grows to about 40 in (1 m) high. The green spear-shaped leaves have purplish edges and midribs, 0.4–0.8 in (1–2 cm) long. The flowers are purple-blue, not very free-flowering; summer. A hebe fairly hardy in the UK.

This hebe cultivar was said to have been raised about 1970 at Royal Holloway College, Egham, Surrey, UK.

Hardiness = H5     UK Availability = 2

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