Hebe Survey 2024
Hebes. Shrubby Veronica. No matter you name them, they’re fabulous. In my maritime Pacific Northwest local weather we’re fortunate to develop many of those invaluable evergreen shrubs. However, sadly, not all.In my final hebe survey, which you’ll be able to revisit right here, many of the hebes in my backyard have been featured. For the reason that extremely chilly January spell this yr wreaked havoc on many space gardens, there are updates to my former record. To my nice shock most hebes/veronicas in my backyard have been fully unaffected by the intense chilly and ice, cementing their place as superstars. Many gardeners had points with hebes so I wish to go over which of them have confirmed to be resilient and which of them have had points.Be aware: Hebes are actually re-re-classified as belonging to the genus Veronica. That’s to say they was once, then they turned Hebes and now again to Veronica. To keep away from confusion, I’ll persist with Hebe for now.Hebe buxifolia in bloom. On this publish I record vegetation that in my expertise and opinion are one of the best and hardiest hebes, ending with some that both noticed injury or died all collectively. Basically, hebes get pleasure from a sunny facet and well-drained soil, though they’re remarkably adaptable. If grown in an excessive amount of shade they’ll turn into leggy and lose their charming behavior.Of all of the hebes in my backyard, Hebe pinguifolia ‘Sutherlandii’ is just about good. There are a number of specimens within the backyard, none of which have proven indicators of illness, injury or stress. They’re hardy to zone 7, want no pruning although they naturally appear to be they’re pruned, are dimension at a pair ft tall by just a few ft huge. Snow, ice nor warmth appear to influence them. I do not water them, both, although a weekly watering in summer time wouldn’t go amiss. Listed here are two in bloom, although I’d say I don’t develop any hebes for flowers, just for foliage so flowers are a bonus.Neat, mounded form gives the look I prune these. I don’t.Neat blue-green foliage at all times seems to be sensible.Hebe ‘Western Hills’ is about two or so ft tall and huge. It has silvery foliage and white blooms. It’s chilly and wind hardy and adaptable to partial shade.This can be a {photograph} from this week, one in all a number of in my backyard. All are so resilient, proper up there with ‘Sutherlandii’. Hardy to zone 7.In late spring its flowers are fairly charming. Hebe ‘Karo Golden Esk’ is a incredible ochre inexperienced coloration that basically stands out in winter months. It’s a whipcord kind hebe which means its leaves are cord-like quite than pronounced particular person leaves. This hebe has grown significantly from the two’ x ‘2 dimension it’s alleged to be, I’d say the oldest one in my backyard, some eight years previous, is about 4′ tall x 5’ huge. Even so, these are extremely resilient alpine hebes that look nice it doesn’t matter what. In heavy snow they lay down however bounce proper again up as soon as the snow is gone.A youthful specimen paired with silvery foliaged vegetation.My largest hebe was getting far too massive, encroaching on a path, so I pruned it fairly onerous to see what is going to occur. It already had a whole lot of new development breaking close to the crown so I went for it. Within the gardens at Pleasure Creek Nursery the place I used to work I used to be shocked to see the upkeep crews minimize one again actually onerous, I assumed it was a goner. A lot to my nice shock, it grew again fantastically. I feel if it is a wholesome plant that wants heavy pruning and the one different choice could be eradicating all of it collectively, pruning first is a good suggestion. I’ll hold you posted as to what this one does.Its flowers, a uncommon however fairly sight.Hebe pimeleoides ‘Quicksilver’ is a low-growing plant with black stems and extremely silver foliage. It reaches solely about 8″ tall and spreads, the one pictured was moved from my previous backyard and is now about 6′ throughout. It’s in all probability about 12 years previous and has lived via all of it. Hardy to zone 7.Very fairly on the fringe of a mattress and appreciating gritty well-drained soil. This one occurs to be in excessive overhead shade and loves it. After they get a little bit leggy or attain to far right into a path a little bit haircut is okay. When and in the event that they bloom the flowers are a fairly purple coloration.Hebe ‘Crimson Edge’ has very good-looking foliage and a good looking kind. It has weathered each storm because it was planted in 2016. That is an older {photograph} – the plant might be 3′ x 3′ and has an enormous gaping gap within the center as a result of a department broke off from moist, heavy snow that I used to be making an attempt to wash off. Nonetheless, it is an amazingly fairly and resilient hebe.That foliage! The brand new development is among the greatest colours.Hardy to zone 7.Hebe buxifolia is a fairly darkish inexperienced hebe with a rounded behavior, not in contrast to a boxwood, therefore its title. It was initially planted in one other location that it did not like, so I moved it to an space with extra solar. It fully rebounded and has not stopped wanting incredible since. This, together with many different hebes right here, would make beautiful casual hedges, by the way in which. Hardy to zone 7.Hebe cupressoides has essentially the most curious, engaging foliage that resembles a conifer or a forest in miniature. This hebe is a little bit bigger, in all probability about 3 – 4′ tall in my backyard and those within the backyard at Pleasure Creek Nursery have been a minimum of 5′ tall. They will, in a particularly heavy snow load, break up open nevertheless it in all probability would not kill the plant. Hardy to zone 7.This has one of the best texture and it typically baffles guests to my backyard – most individuals don’t know what it’s. They’ve been extremely resilient, having misplaced a department right here and there however nothing vital, just a bit decrease department die-off in dangerous winters.In case your backyard is just too small for such a big hebe, Hebe cupressoides ‘Boughton Dome’ is a miniature model of the previous reaching solely a few ft tall and huge. Hebe salicornioides resembles Hebe ‘Karo Golden Esk’ in some ways, however is smaller total and never as vivid in coloration. I forgot I had this one, it’s planted subsequent to ‘Karo Golden Esk’ and sort of blends in. It is about 2′ x 2′ and is a number of years previous, positively smaller than ‘Karo Golden Esk’.A reasonably new-to-me plant, that is Hebe ‘Hinerua’, one other of the whipcord sorts. Its attraction is in its resiliency, sure, but in addition its small dimension at solely about 2′ x 2′. Even with its lack of age within the backyard, it has confirmed to be very hardy having not been protected in any respect the previous two winters. Hardy to zone 7.Hebe glaucophylla, an older {photograph}. This can be a small spreader at about 15″ tall and spreading to a couple ft huge. It’s hardy to zone 7. It simply hasn’t been in my backyard that lengthy and has not grown shortly, however its potential is there for a stunning entrance of the border low-growing hebe. Hebe recurva ‘Boughton Dome’ is a smaller hebe, about 20″ tall and huge. Its leaves are recurved and longer than most different hebes in my backyard. A light-weight prune after flowering retains it a bit extra compact. Its flowers are white and pollinators appear to go to them. Hardy to zone 7.Unhealthy {photograph} of a stunning plant, Hebe rupicola. Within the gardens of Pleasure Creek Nursery it was one in all my favorites, 5′ tall and huge and completely shaped. In my backyard it is a little lanky as a result of it was a rescue from Pleasure Creek however has grown significantly since its introduction to my backyard. Darkish inexperienced foliage, rounded behavior, hardy to zone 7.One other of the low rising hebes, Hebe ‘Wingletye’ has one of the best purple flowers which can be fairly vibrant and fade to pale lavender in time.It’s about 6″ tall and some ft huge with silvery grey leaves and a really flat behavior.It’s glorious for rock gardens and slopes. A little bit of this one died out as a result of a neighboring arctostaphylos shaded it out, nevertheless it’s rising in direction of the path of the solar and has bounced again fantastically. Hardy to zone 7.A humorous little hebe, that is Hebe vernicosa. It’s only about 15″ x 15″ and fact be instructed, it had a little bit of die- off on its again aspect that was shaded out. I’ve since minimize that bit out and it rebounded. Nice little shrub if you happen to want one thing evergreen and tiny. Hardy to zone 7.Hebe odora ‘New Zealand Gold’ has gold-ish yellow stems and leaf margins. I had three of those alongside the berm backyard however misplaced one and nearly one other, however once I pruned it again and supplied extra solar they regrew vigorously. Hardy to zone 7, they attain just a few ft tall and huge. There have been two within the gardens at Pleasure Creek Nursery flanking a path that was surprisingly in a whole lot of shade and so they at all times did nicely there. Simply goes to point out each backyard is exclusive.It’s a nice hebe.Now we’re reaching these vegetation which can be alive although suffered injury at one time or one other. That is Hebe anomala ‘Purpurea Nana’, a stunning upright hebe with small foliage and nice texture. Very chilly hardy, too, however the subject I had is with verticillium wilt. I had three in a row that have been substantial at just a few ft excessive and huge every however slowly had department die off a little bit at a time as is the way in which with verticillium. I ultimately dug all of them out, one had potential so I replanted it. I additionally took cuttings simply in case. The replanted one in a sunnier web site is regrowing fantastically. Do not let verticillium wilt discourage you from making an attempt this, it is a incredible plant.That coloration and texture are glorious. That is, I consider, Hebe ‘Patty’s Purple’. It was a throw away from Pleasure Creek Nursery and it is the closest I can match it to. At any charge, it is a good looking plant however sadly fully defoliated just a few weeks in the past. There’s hope, there are indicators of life on the crown the place new leaves are breaking. I minimize it again onerous and can wait it out to see if it recovers. Be aware the bigger leaf dimension – that is a common rule for hebes, the bigger the leaf dimension the much less chilly hardy the plant.Hebe diosmifolia in happier days. This lovely plant had darkish shiny inexperienced leaves and a clear white flower. Even in excessive overhead shade it was joyful.Till January of this yr. That is the primary time it suffered, it simply could not deal with the a number of 12 – 15 diploma days in a row.That is it at this time, severely reduce. If it makes it I shall be joyful and I do give it an opportunity for it is breaking on the base and will very nicely recuperate. I’ll hold you posted however for now I might say it isn’t essentially the most chilly hardy hebe on the market. It was about 3′ x 3′. One other that acquired this remedy however I haven’t got {a photograph} of is Hebe ‘Nice Orme’, a beautiful tall plant with fairly pink flowers and huge foliage, hardy to zone 8. The big foliage is a clue. They hated the ice and freezing temps, I’ll hold you posted in the event that they recuperate. One other magnificence I misplaced to chilly climate was Hebe parviflora ssp. angustifolia. It has the best yellow stems and is massive – that is about 5′ tall. It was snow just a few winters in the past that did it in, it simply by no means recovered. I minimize it again to the bottom and left the foundation mass in place (it is a behavior of mine, no actual must take away it) and to my shock there’s a tiny little bit of leaf rising out of it – that is some two years after it died. By no means say by no means, however I actually maintain out no hope for it ever to regrow. Parting shot of – left to proper – Hebe buxifolia, H. ‘Crimson Edge’ and H. cupressoides.Evergreen, various sizes, magnificence, ease of care make these shrubs a cornerstone of my backyard. I’m constantly happy with their efficiency and admittedly shocked so many have endured quite harsh climate of our now two seasons – baking sizzling and Arctic tundra. The record of winners may be whittled down yr in and yr out however I really feel actually stable in regards to the record I current right here. So have hope, you’ll be able to have incredible hebes in your backyard if hardy species and cultivars are chosen.Figuring out what nice vegetation these are I propagated nearly every little thing on this record save for the ultimate three or 4 that weren’t hardy. I’ve lots of of hebes rising in my greenhouse proper now and can have them (and LOTS of different goodies) on the market at our pop up plant sale Sunday April twenty first, 11 – 3pm, the deal with is 334 N Baldwin, Portland. There’ll as soon as once more be a number of of us promoting vegetation, pottery, books and extra. Hope you’ll be able to come by and say howdy!That is a wrap for this week at Chickadee Gardens. Thanks a lot for studying and commenting, we love listening to from you! Completely happy gardening!
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Hebes. Shrubby Veronica. No matter you name them, they’re fabulous. In my maritime Pacific Northwest local weather we’re fortunate to develop many of those invaluable evergreen shrubs. However, sadly, not all.In my final hebe survey, which you’ll be able to revisit right here, many of the hebes in my backyard…