This hybrid shrub has many upright woody stems that form a compact rounded habit. It has elliptical dull, dark green leathery leaves and the small tube-shaped purplish flowers appear in dense heads from summer to autumn. 

Hardiness zones 8 to 10 

Hebe x franciscana is a cross between Hebe elliptica and Hebe speciosa and is of garden origin. It prefers an open sunny position and grows on poor to moderately fertile, well drained moist soils that are tending alkaline and tolerates drought, light frost and salt spray. 

This Hebe is grown for its foliage, flowers and its rounded habit. It is planted in small gardens as a specimen or along borders and mass planted as a ground cover. It is suitable for coastal positions establishing in 2 to 3 years and may be grown in roof gardens or courtyards. It is also used in commercial landscapes or in a roadway a roundabouts plantings, requiring little maintenance. ID 2193

Hebe (HEE-bee) franciscana (fran-sis-KA-ar-na)

Scrophulariaceae (skrof-yoo-larr-ee-AY-see-ee)
Figwort and Foxglove Family