Hebe ‘Purple Shamrock’
Hebe 'Purple Shamrock' is a compact, evergreen shrub with variegated green, yellow, and pink leaves and lavender flowers.
Hebe ‘Purple Shamrock’ is an absolutely delightful compact, rounded, evergreen shrub forming a neat mound of long, variegated olive-green and creamy-yellow leaves that, when young and in colder weather, takes on a pink to purple tinge. Looks great all year long. Small lavender flowers appear on the tips of the branches in summer on plants 24 inches tall and wide. Use as a specimen plant in the border, as a low hedge, and in containers. Low maintenance with no pruning required. The flowers will attract bees and butterflies.
Common Name: Hebe
Family: Scrophulariaceae (The Figwort Family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
Height: 4-6'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Lavender
Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple
Bloom Time: Summer
Foliage Colour: Burgundy/Red/Purple, Variegated - Gold
Class: Evergreen
Type: Shrub
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour: Purple
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: A wide range of habitats from rocky sites and cliffs to scrub and grassland, from coastal areas to mountain regions.
Award:
Geographical Origin: Australasia, Garden Origin
