Hebes T – Hebe tetragona to Hebe ‘Twisty’
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Hebe tetragona is an erect growing, whipcord hebe,
which can reach 40 in (100 cm) in cultivation. The tiny yellow-green, evergreen
leaves completely enclose the stem. White flowers at the end of the
branchlets, summer, but are seldom seen in cultivation. A hebe fairly hardy
in the UK. |
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Hebe topiaria forms a tight mound of grey-green, evergreen
foliage, which looks like it has just been clipped over, hence its name.
The leaves are a half inch (1.2 cm) long. White flowers in June
and July. A hebe hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe townsonii forms an erect, evergreen shrub, growing to 40 in (1 m) or
more. The light green leaves are narrow, spear-shaped, 1.6–2.8 in
(4–7 cm) long. The flowers are pale lilac, fading to white, summer.
A hebe fairly hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe traversii is an erect, bushy, evergreen shrub, growing to 40 in (1 m) or more. The
leaves are light green, and up to 1.6 in (4 cm) long. The leaf
edges have microscopic hairs. White flowers in June and July, and again
in late autumn. It is a hebe hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe ‘Trixie’ is a bushy, evergreen shrub up to 24 in (60 cm) tall. The dark
green leaves are broad, spear-shaped, 0.5–0.7 in (1.2–1.8 cm)
long. The flowers are white, summer. A hebe hardy in the UK. |
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Hebe ‘Twisty’ is small, spreading, evergreen, bushy shrub, which grows to a height of
40 in (1 m). The green leaves are twisted, and tinged purple. A hebe hardy in the UK. |
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