Hebe First Light Nz

This hebe was bred right here in new zealand by jack hobbs.
Hebe first light nz. Currently growing in a 1 3l pot. The beautiful deep bronze foliage gets a green tinge as the temperature warms in summer. The bronze green leaves are spear shaped 1 in 2 5 cm long. 40cm and diameter of approx.
Most hebes benefit from a trim as this helps them stay compact. Racemes of pink flowers in summer. Impressive light pink flower spikes are borne from spring through summer above the foliage. New foliage emerges with distinctive dark pink undertones and ages to become glossy and dark green.
Grows to around 40cm. Hebe first light first light is a compact and rather slow growing evergreen shrub. Prune off any old flowers after flowering and trim to maintain shape if required. They can be pruned relatively hard down to a third if they have got too large and leggy.
The genus includes plants with shrubby tree like sprawling and compact habits. Ground cover new zealand native. Out of stock categories. Short racemes of pink flowers are borne over a long time in summer.
Hebe first light a hybrid developed for the new millennium by jack hobbs. A low growing hebe with short pink flowers during summer and autumn. Feed in spring with a balanced fertiliser such as blood and bone at a handful per square metre. 2759 river road tuakau.
Hebe first light is a compact low growing shrub with bronzed coloured leaves producing short pink flowers in the summer and autumn. Hebe first light is a spreading evergreen shrub growing up to 12 in 30 cm high and 36 in 90 cm wide. A hardy spreading evergreen shrub that prefers full sun and is ideal as a border plant for growing in containers and tolerates coastal situations. Hebe first light.
How to grow hebe first light first light is a spreading nz native shrub grown for its foliage and flowers. Suitable for mass plantings mixed boraders and pots it is a. At young age this plant has a nice globe shaped habit but when older it will grow much broader than high. Grows to a height of approx.
About 1 30 cm high and 2 8 80 cm wide.