Hebe topiara - Cultivation Notes
Hebe prefers being planted in full sun, but will tolerate light shade and all but the toughest of garden soils - avoiding planting in very dry or wet soils. This Hebe would also suit being planted in a pot or container. Avoid planting in very exposed cold locations as Hebes can be tender. Trim in spring, removing leggy growth. Suited for planting in masses as low maintenance ground cover.
Strengths, Weaknesses & Design Usage
Strengths of Hebe topiara:
- Sun loving drought tolerant plant
- All round tough plant suitable for problem areas
- Provides valuable winter interest
- Evergreen foliage for all year round colour and screening
- Suitable for container growing
- Architectural plant – ideal as a ‘stand out’ plant
- Suitable for exposed coastal planting
- Attractive form or foliage for all year interest
- Tolerates full sun and sandy, drought-prone soils
- Suitable for hedging or topiary
- Tolerates heavy clay soils
Design & Plant Use for Hebe topiara:
- Evergreen plant suitable for trimming to shape or topiary
- Evergreen ground cover suitable for problematic dry soils in full sun
- Evergreen plant with attractive foliage for winter interest
- Low growing ground cover planting on dry chalky soils
- Ideal flowering shrub for problem clay soils
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Common Missspellings: Heebe, Hebee, Hebbe, Hybe, Hibe, Heebee, Haybe, Herbe