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Hebe 'Red Edge'

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• Position:
full sun or partial shade
• Soil:
poor or moderately fertile, moist, well-drained neutral to slightly alkaline soil
• Rate of growth:
average
• Flowering period:
June and July
• Hardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection in cold areas)
  
  Lilac-blue summer flowers appear on short spikes, fading to white, among grey-green leaves with narrow red margins and veining when young. This small, spreading, evergreen shrub makes an attractive low, informal hedge or edging plant for a mixed border. In an urban or coastal site, it needs protection from cold, drying winds.

• Garden care:
Needs minimal pruning. Remove misplaced or frost damaged branches in late spring.

Photo courtesy of the hebe society.