Hebe Gardening Tips

Hebe is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae, comprising about 90 psecies and is the largest plant genus in New Zealand. Native to New Zealand, French Polynesia, Falkland Islands and South America. Named after the Greek goddess of youth, Hebe.

Hebe has flowers which are arranged in spiked inflourescence. It makes a beautiful garden plant and can be used as ornamental plant, good in hedges, in containers, in rock gardens and in mixed borders. The flowers also attract pollinating insects like butterflies and bees.

Plant Hebe in sun or partial shade, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil. Propagation is by ripe seed or semi-ripe cuttings in late summer. Aphids, leaf spot and mildew are the pests and diseases for Hebe.

Hebe x franciscana
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Hebe rakaiensis
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Hebe albicans
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