Hebe Blue Gem
by Sharon Mau
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Hebe Blue Gem
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Sharon Mau
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★ Hebe 'Blue Gem' is a beautiful small shrub with rounded glossy and large leaves. It is loaded with beautiful round blue and purple flowers.
Family: Scrophulariaceae | Origin: Garden hybrid; parent spp. from New Zealand
One of several crosses between Hebe elliptica and H. speciosa; raised in Salisbury in 1868; one of the most frequently planted and one of the hardiest, being particularly resistant to salt-laden winds - a common plant of coastal gardens, where it makes distinctive, dense hedges; especially common on the coasts of counties Antrim and Down, where it is sometimes known as 'veronica'. The flowers are sweet-smelling, and are much visited by bees; it has been known to be continuously in flower for over 2 years at a stretch. Easily propagated from cuttings.
Common Name: Hebe Blue Gem
Botanical Name: Hebe x franciscana
This attractive and colourful shrub bares masses of rich violet flowers during summer and autumn. Can be used as an informal hedge or as a potted plant. Will tolerate coastal conditions and is drought tolerant.
Low to medium water use | Semi shade (best in filtered light) | The name Hebe is in honour of the goddess of youth, the cup-bearer to the gods.
The Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family, are a family of flowering plants. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with flowers with bilateral (zygomorphic) or rarely radial (actinomorphic) symmetry. Members of the Scrophulariaceae have a cosmopolitan distribution, with the majority found in temperate areas, including tropical mountains. The family name is based on the name of the included genus Scrophularia L.. . The beautiful green foliage makes it a usefull backdrop for other plants. It is gorgeous . .
Hebe Blue Gem
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July 4th, 2014
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