Hebes C – Hebe ‘C P Raffill’ to Hebe cupressoides ‘Boughton Dome’
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Hebe ‘C P Raffill’ is a large, erect growing,
bushy, evergreen shrub, reaching 40 in (1 m) or more, with light green,
narrow leaves, and white flowers in June to July, and often again later
in the year. A hardy hebe in the UK. |
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Hebe ‘Caledonia’ forms a somewhat open,
shrubby, evergreen bush to 2 ft (60 cm) high, with erect reddish branches
and reddish young leaves. The flowers, in violet spikes, are carried
in July to August, and maybe again in autumn. A hardy hebe in the UK. |
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Hebe canterburiensis is an evergreen shrub with erect branches
to about 40 in (1 m) tall. The leaves are about 1 in
(25 mm) long and 0.23 in (6 mm) wide, glossy green above,
spear shaped, with a yellow-green margin. The flowers, in white spikes,
are seen in early summer. A hardy hebe in the UK. |
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Hebe ‘Carnea’ is a much-branched evergreen shrub growing to about 4 ft (1.2 m) high. The green leaves are narrow and spear-shaped, 1.5–2.5 in (4.5–6 cm) long, 0.5 in (1.2 cm) wide. The flowers are a rich pink fading to white; summer. This hebe is fairly hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe carnosula is a low-growing, fairly compact, evergreen shrub
to about 16 in (40 cm). The leaves are grey-green, oval, concave,
0.5 in (12 mm) long, with yellowish margins. The flowers,
in white spikes, are seen in summer. A hardy hebe in the UK. |
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Hebe ‘Champagne’ is a smallish, low-growing, evergreen
shrub, with small mid-green leaves. The flowers are pale lilac, fading
to white. This hebe is fairly hardy in the UK, and free-flowering. |
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Hebe ‘Charming White’ is an evergreen
shrub, which grows to about 40 in (1 m) high. It has narrow,
green, parallel-sided leaves. Spikes of white flowers open from lilac
tinted buds in late spring. This hebe grows in most soils in a sunny position. |
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Hebe chathamica is a low-growing, rambling, evergreen,
bushy shrub. The light green, thick, broad, spear-shaped leaves are
0.8–1.2 in (2–3 cm) long, and tend to lie in one
plane. The flowers open lilac, then fade to white; summer. A hardy hebe in the UK. |
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Hebe cheesemanii is a low growing, rather-open, miniature, evergreen
shrub, about 6 in (15 cm) tall. The grey-green leaves are
tightly pressed to the stems, in the manner of a whipcord hebe. The
white flowers are seen in tiny bunches, at the tips of the branches.
A hardy hebe, but in the UK it is best grown in very gritty soil, or in an
alpine house. |
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Hebe ‘Christensenii’ forms a bushy, rounded, evergreen
shrub, about 40 in (1 m) high. The leaves are small, glossy
and green. A hardy hebe in the UK, but no flowers are seen. |
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Hebe ‘Clear Skies’ forms a neat, dense, evergreen bush,
growing to about 24 in (60 cm) tall. The leaves are lance
shaped, silvery blue-green, about 0.7 in (18 mm) long. The
flowers are blue-mauve. A hardy hebe in the UK. |
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Hebe cockayniana is an erect, much-branched, neatly-growing, evergreen shrub, reaching 40 in (1 m). The leaves are oval, green above, bluish-green below, up to 0.7 in (1.7 cm) long. Its flowers are white, but this hardy hebe rarely flowers in cultivation. |
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Hebe ‘County Park’ is a low-growing, ground
cover, evergreen shrub, reaching about 6 in (15 cm) high. The leaves
are small, spear-shaped and greyish-green in colour. The flowers are
violet, and seen in summer. A hardy hebe in the UK. |
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Hebe cupressoides is a large, upright or rounded, hardy
whipcord hebe, which grows up to 6.5 ft (2 m) high. The leaves
are grey-green, about 0.6 in (1.5 mm) long, which closely
clasp the stem. In June and July it carries clusters of lilac flowers
at the branch tips. The greyer, upright form has foliage with a cedar-like
scent. |
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Hebe cupressoides ‘Boughton Dome’ is a
small, neat, grey-green leaved shrub, growing to about 18 in (45 cm)
high. Although it rarely flowers, it is a good foliage plant, the paler,
larger juvenile foliage giving added interest. A hardy hebe in the UK. |
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