Hebe ‘Emerald Gem’

Scientific name: Hebe ‘Emerald Gem’

Common name: Emerald Gem hebe

Family name: Plantaginaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone:  8

Mature height and spread:  Height: 30cm

Form: Evergreen shrub, dwarf, globe-shaped, compact

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained but constantly moist, poor or medium fertile soil that is anything from slightly acidic to slightly alkaline.

Leaf arrangement:  Leaves tiny, glossy, densely arranged.

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): Flowers small, appear in summer

Limitations:  May be susceptible to aphids or leaf spot and downy mildew

Suitable uses:  It can be used along garden pathways or as a dense, substantial ground-covering plant in beds and borders.

Quick ID description:  tiny, glossy leave; spiral arrangement

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