Hebes S – Hebe salicifolia to Hebe ‘Sweet Kim’
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Hebe salicifolia is a large, bushy, evergreen shrub,
with upright light green branches, up to 6.5 ft (2 m) high.
The spear-shaped leaves are light green, with small nicks in the edges.
The flowers are white, or pale lilac fading to white, the spikes often
drooping, flowing June to December. A hebe hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe salicornioides is a whipcord hebe growing to
about 35 in (90 cm). The yellow-green minute leaves are clasped
in pairs around the stem, and are joined for over half their length.
White flowers are seen at the tips of the branches, summer. A hebe hardy
in the UK. |
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Hebe ‘Sapphire’ is an upright, bushy,
evergreen shrub, 40 in (1 m) high. The leaves are spear-shaped,
mid-green, about 1.2 in (3 cm) long, with red edges. The flowers
are purple, July to August. A hebe reasonably hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe ‘Sarana’ forms a somewhat open, bushy,
evergreen shrub, growing to 24 in (60 cm) or more tall. The
greyish-green leaves are spear-shaped, with a reddish margin, 0.8–1.2 in
(2–3 cm) long. The flowers are pale lilac, fading to white,
June and July. A hebe hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe ‘Silver Dollar’ forms a low-growing,
compact, evergreen shrub, reaching about 24 in (60 cm) high,
and 24 in (60 cm) in four years. The small, broadly spear-shaped,
grey-green leaves have a cream margins, with a reddish edge that is
more intense in winter and early spring. Pale mauve flowers, fading
to white, in summer. A hebe hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe ‘Simon Delaux’ forms an erect, much-branched,
evergreen shrub, growing to 40 in (1 m) or more high. The
glossy, dark green leaves are broadly spear-shaped, 3–4 in
(8–10 cm) long, and have purple edges. The flowers are crimson;
summer until winter. A hebe tender in the UK. |
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Hebe ‘Snow Wreath’ (syn Hebe salicifolia
‘Variegata’) forms a much-branched, evergreen shrub, growing
to 40 in (1 m) or more high. The pale green leaves are spear-shaped,
1.2–2 in (3–5 cm) long, and have broad white to
cream edges. The flowers are white; summer, and possible again in autumn.
A hebe fairly hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe ‘Snowdrift’ is an evergreen, bushy
shrub, that grows to about 80 in (2 m) high and 80 in
(2 m) wide. The green leaves are narrow and spear-shaped, with
an acute tip, 1–1.4 in (2.5–3.5 cm) long. White
or palest mauve flower in spikes, summer and maybe again later in the
year. A hebe that is fairly hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe speciosa ‘Patti Dossett’ (syn Hebe
‘Patti Dossett’) is an erect, bushy, evergreen shrub, growing
to 40 in (1 m) or more high. The glossy green leaves are broad
spear-shaped, 2.4–4 in (6–10 cm) long. The leaves
have purple edges, young leaves are purple below, and narrow rapidly
at the base. Flowers are reddish-purple, summer and autumn. This hebe
is tender in the UK. |
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Hebe speciosa ‘Tricolor’ (syn Hebe speciosa
‘Variegata’) forms a bushy, evergreen shrub 40 in (1 m)
or more high. The leaves are glossy, grey-green, with irregular cream
margins, broad spear-shaped, 2.4–4 in (6–10 cm)
long. The flowers are reddish-purple, July to December. A hebe tender
in the UK. |
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Hebe ‘Spender’s Seedling’ is an
evergreen bushy shrub, growing to about 40 in (1 m) or more.
The green leaves are narrow, spear-shaped, 2–3 in (5–7.5 cm)
long. The white flowers are seen in midsummer to autumn. A hebe hardy
in the UK. |
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Hebe stenophylla (syn Hebe parviflora angustifolia)
is an evergreen, bushy shrub growing to about 40 in (1 m)
high. The light green, somewhat drooping leaves are narrow and spear-shaped,
1–1.6 in (2.5–4 cm) long. The white flowers are
seen in July to August. A hebe hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe stricta var egmontiana is a vigorous, compact,
evergreen, bushy shrub, which grows to 40 in (1 m) or more
high. The green leaves are narrow, spear-shaped, 2.4–4 in
(6–10 cm) long and about 0.4 in (1 cm) wide. Lilac
or white flowers in summer to autumn. This hebe is fairly hardy in the
UK. |
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Hebe stricta var macroura (syn Hebe ‘Cookiana’)
is a vigorous, spreading or erect, evergreen, bushy shrub, which grows
to about 40 in (1 m) tall. The green leaves are spear-shaped
to broad spear-shaped, not flat but often rolled inwards, 2–3.5 in
(5–9 cm) long, 1.2–1.8 in (3–4.5 cm)
wide. White flowers summer to autumn. Fairly hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe stricta var stricta is an erect, bushy, evergreen
shrub growing to 8 ft (2 m) or more high. The green, spear-shaped
leaves are not shiny, 3–4 in (8–11 cm) long. White
flowers in summer to winter. This hebe is fairly hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe subalpina is a bushy, erect, evergreen shrub,
growing to 40 in (1 m) or more high. The glossy green spear-shaped
leaves are 0.8–1 in (2–2.6 cm) long. The flowers
are white; summer. A hebe hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe ‘Summer Blue’ forms a small, neat,
evergreen bush, about 24 in (60 cm) and 24 in (60 cm)
high. The leaves are light, green, spear-shaped, up to 1 in (2.5 cm)
long. The flowers are relatively large, light blue fading to white,
summer and autumn. A hebe fairly hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe ‘Sweet Kim’ is small, compact, evergreen,
bushy shrub, which grows to 2 ft (30 cm) high and wide in
4 years. The small, broad, spear-shaped leaves are about 0.8 in
(2 cm) long, and have a grey-green central stripe, with cream outer
stripes, and a reddish edge. In winter the newer growth is flushed red.
White flowers in summer. This hebe is hardy in the UK. |
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