Propagation
Sow fresh seeds during autumn and place in a protected environment to germinate. Seedling variation occurs regularly and seeds are prone to fungal attack.

Semi-hardwood cuttings of non-flowering shoots taken from late summer to early autumn and placed in a protected environment with bottom heat.


Botanic information
Leaf: The variable sessile leathery leaves are linear-lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate with an acute apex and are up to 7 mm (Ľ in) wide. The colour varies from yellowish-green to dark green and is glabrous on both sides.

Flower: The tubulate flowers have small narrow bracts and the ovate calyx lobes are glabrous with an obtuse apex. The corolla tube is long with spreading rounded, obtuse petals and the stamens are exserted. They are arranged densely in a terminal spike that appears during summer.

Fruit: The ovate woody capsule has an acute apex and contains numerous seeds that are viable the plant is commonly reproduced vegetatively to maintain true to type.


General information
Hebe requires an annual light prune to maintain a compact habit. If the plant becomes leggy a hard prune may result in dieback of the plant.

Hebe grows and produces more flowers in full sun but will tolerate some shade. They are generally pH adaptable preferring and organic rich moist soil but care must be taken not to allow the roots to dry out. They also tolerate cold conditions and a widely cultivated in the UK and parts of the USA.