Scientific name: Hebe ‘Emerald Gem’

Common name:  emerald gem hebe

Family name: Plantaginaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 4

Mature height and spread: 0.3m wide and tall

Form: rounded

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained.

Leaf arrangement: Opposite. Simple.

Fall colour: none

Flower/cone/fruit description: raceme flowers; white.

Limitations: leaf spot and mildew issues. Doesn’t prune well.

Suitable uses: Great for slopes.

Quick ID: Evergreen. Shrub. Opposite. Simple. Leaves more like scales. Leaves at right angles to next set.