Parahebe
Irregular hebe
Also known as Veronica (P), Hebe
- Height × spread
- 0.2m – 0.6m × 0.4m – 1m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
Generally available in Spring & early Summer
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About this plant
A small group of around 17 species of plants, allied to the popular hebe. They attract because of the charm of their conformation and for their delightful flowers. A number of cultivars that flower for a long season in summer have become popular and garden worthy subjects. The flowers are frequently white but can be pink or in mauve shades. They are generally compact plants, many of them with a trailing growth habit, and can be grown in containers or at the front of borders or in gravel. The trailing forms can hang over walls or raised beds. They are generally shrubby in character but a few look almost herbaceous. They often have attractive toothy foliage that are a good foil to the flowers. The Digger's Speedwell (Parahebe perfoliata) is unusual in its bluish grey leaves that are rounded ands wrap around the stem (termed perfoliate). This trails and is an eye-catching feature without the benefit of flowers.
- Flower colour
- Blue, Lilac, Pink, Purple, Rose, White
- Foliage colour
- Blue, Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Dome, Fan
- Height
- 0.2m – 0.6m
- Spread
- 0.4m – 1m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Seaside garden, Gravel garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Poor soil, Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, some are not hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Structural
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Summer
Summer - early · Outdoors
Feed a general fertiliser
Where plants have moderate needs for nutrients, they can simply be given a general feed, fairly early in the growth season so that the growth has plenty of time to harden off before the cold weather.
Give plants a general boost with the application of a general purpose fertiliser which is spread around the root area of the plant, with amounts as directed on the feed label.
Planting & general
Outdoors
Water some varieties differently
Some plants within this genus have additional requirements for water. It is best to look up your specific plant, or the species it belongs to for watering guidance.
Found in
More Parahebe
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Waterfall parahebe
Parahebe 'Kenty Pink'
Scrophulariaceae
Parahebe 'Pink Delight'
Irregular hebe
Parahebe catarractae
Waterfall parahebe
Parahebe catarractae 'Blue Avalanche'
Waterfall parahebe
Parahebe catarractae 'Pink Avalanche'
Parahebe lyallii
Lyall's parahebe
Parahebe lyallii 'Julie-Anne'
Lyall's parahebe