Botanical Name: Hebe 'Coed'
Common Name: Hebe
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape erect, fairly dense woody shrub with ascending-spreading branches, creating a rounded overall form; flowers form towards ends of branches
Height 3-4'
Spread equal
Growth Rate mod-rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade
Soil prefers moist loam, does poorly in alkaline soils
Hardiness some frost (zones 14-24); best in mild habitats
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, opposite, obovate-oval, mucronate apex, 3/4-1 1/2" long, dark green above, paler beneath, sessile, greenish maroon stems
Flowers pink-bluish, mostly terminal, narrow, racemes – April-June
Fruit inconspicuous capsule
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
low-medium sized filler; used for flowers, in informal groupings and borders; usually short-lived in the landscape
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular – not very drought tolerant
Fertilizing balanced in spring and summer; iron for chlorosis
Pruning head back lightly, fairly frequently to promote dense form
Pests/Diseases aphids, powdery mildew, phytophthora root rot
Special Conditions/Other good drainage essential for long-lived plantings
 
Origin: New Zealand
Family: Scrophulariaceae

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