Scientific Name:
Hebe
'Blue Mist' ( syn.
Veronica
)
Pronunciation:
HEE-bee
Common Name:
Blue Mist hebe
Family Name:
Plantaginaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Small, evergreen shrub; leaves smooth, lanceolate, powdery, opposite (each leaf pair is at a right angle to the leaves above and below - very geometric in arrangement - this uniformity of size and arrangment gives it an almost artifical look).
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Alpine, Mixed shrub border, Rock garden, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Succulent, Prickly
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green, Leaves may turn brown in cold winters.
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Tubular
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Blue
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Propagation:
Cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Root rot (Pest resistant, Drought tolerant)
