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.