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Hebe 'Sapphire' AGM

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Characteristics

Plant type

Shrub

Habit

Bushy

Resilience

Hardiness

old H4 (hardy)

Colour

Flower

Purple in Summer

Foliage

Green and Purple in Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter

Size

Ultimate height

1-1.5 metres

Ultimate spread

1-1.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

5-10 years

Preferred common name

hebe 'Sapphire'

Family

Plantaginaceae

Hebe are evergreen shrubs or small trees, with paired, simple leaves and racemes or spikes of small, 4-lobed, tubular to salver-shaped flowers in summer and autumn

'Sapphire' is an evergreen shrub with narrow dark green leaves tinged purple, and short racemes of rosy-mauve flowers in summer

Suppliers

Suppliers listed in RHS Plant Finder

Awards

Award of Garden Merit

How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun
Part shade

Aspect

South-facing, North-facing, West-facing or East-facing

Sheltered

Cultivation

Grows well in poor to moderately fertile soil in sun or partial shade and is tolerant of some pollution

Soil

Well-drained or Moist but well-drained

Alkaline or Neutral

Sand, Clay, Chalk or Loam

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe. Cultivars will not come true. Root semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer or autumn with added bottom heat

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Banks and Slopes, City/Courtyard Gardens, Coastal, Cottage/Informal Garden, Flower borders and beds, Patio/Container Plants or Hedging/Screens

How to care

Pruning

Pruning group 9

Pests

aphids may be a problem

Diseases

A leaf spot and a downy mildew may be a problem

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