Hebes R – Hebe rakaiensis to Hebe ‘Rosie’
Hebe rakaiensis forms a tight dome of light green, evergreen foliage, up to 3 ft (90 cm)
high, and more wide. The leaves are spear-shaped, slightly glossy, light
green, up to 0.8 in (2 cm), long. White flowers, June and July.
A hebe hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe raoulii (Heliohebe raoulii) is a bushy or decumbent straggling small, much branched, evergreen shrub.
The small, green, spoon-shaped leaves, are 0.8–1.2 in (2–3 cm)
long. The edges are red-edge and serrated. The flowers are lilac-pink
to white, late spring. A hebe hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe recurva ‘Aoira’ forms a tight dome of grey evergreen foliage, about 24 in
(60 cm) or more high. The grey leaves are, narrow and spear-shaped,
0.8–1.6 in (2–4 cm) long. The white flowers are seen
in July to August. A hebe hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe recurva ‘White Torrent’ forms a tight dome of light green, evergreen foliage, about
24 in (60 cm) or more high. The light green leaves are narrow
and spear-shaped, 0.8–1.6 in (2–4 cm) long. The white flowers
are seen in July to August. A hebe hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe ‘Red Edge’ forms a tight dome of grey-green, evergreen foliage 24 in (60 cm)
or more high. The leaves are grey-green, with red margins, and in winter
take on a reddish tint. Pale lilac flowers in early summer. A hebe hardy in the
UK. |
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Hebe ‘Red Hugh’ is an erect, bushy, evergreen shrub, about 54 in (140 cm)
high. The glossy, green, spear-shaped leaves are up to 2.5 in (6.5 cm)
long, and 1 in (2.5 cm) wide, with red-brown new growth. Red flowers
in summer and autumn. A hebe tender in the UK. |
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Hebe ‘Red Rum’ is a small, rounded, evergreen shrub, which grows to 20 in (0.5 m) high and wide in 10 years. The green, spear-shaped leaves have a red edge when young, and take on a deep red colour in winter and spring. Light purple flowers in summer. A hebe fairly hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe rigidula forms an erect, low-growing, bushy, evergreen shrub about 16 in
(40 cm) high. The leaves are spear-shaped, green above, grey-green
beneath, 0.6–0.8 in (1.6–2 cm) long. The flowers form
a white wreath near the branch tips, summer. A hebe hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe ‘Rosemergy’ forms an upright, evergreen shrub growing up to 40 in (1 m)
or so tall. The green, narrow spear-shaped leaves are 2 in (5 cm)
long. The flowers are lilac, fading to white; summer and autumn. A hebe hardy in
the UK. |
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Hebe ‘Rosie’ forms a compact, bushy, evergreen shrub, up to 24 in (60 cm) or more high.
The dark green leaves are broad and spear-shaped, 0.8–1 in (2–2.5 cm)
long. The pink flowers are seen in July and August. A hebe hardy in the UK. |
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