Grow Evergreen's For Color All Year Long
Hebes The Colorful Winter Plants
If you
want to extend the pretty colors of late summer into Fall and early Winter,
consider planting evergreen shrubs called Hebes. No I didn’t misspell the word
herbs. Hebes a wonderful evergreen (pronounced Hee-bees) that produce lovely
flowers and foliage during summer and Fall.
Hebes
will change colors according to seasons. They proved interesting change from
usual asters and maple trees that we usually rely on for autumn color.
Hebes
are native to New Zealand, Australia, Polynesia, South America and southeast
Florida. They all do extremely well in southern California and zones 8-11 in
the southwestern USA. They are affected by temperatures below 25F.
Hebes are
great show plants for the American southwest. They add that punch of color that
makes you appreciate your yard even more. They produce a pretty purple flower
in during the summer around the month of June but, will profusely bloom again
in October and November.
There
are red blooming Hebes called Hobby, Amy and Alicia Amherst. that will bloom
color throughout November and December in the southwest and West.
BowlesHybrid is a Hebe that blooms a solid lavender flower in the summer and all the way
to January. I should mention that Bowles Hybrid is exactly as it’s named. It’s
a hybrid and unfortunately, they are more susceptible to cold temperatures. If
you happen to live in an elevation where the temperature falls below 20F, you
most likely will be just wasting your money unless, you plant them in
containers and shelter them.
Quicksilver
is a silver small leaved Hebe that’s a wonderful hardy plant for drought conditions.
Boughton Dome is more of a gray foliage which produces color well past the fall and
works as a wonderful backdrop in any garden.
JamesStirling resembles a small conifer. It produces little white flowers in
December. It keeps a pretty form that’s sturdy enough to decorate during the
holidays.
Hebes
are a wonderful evergreen plant. They’re the perfect alternative plants for those
gardeners who don’t like to keep buying and replanting plants to suite the
seasonal temperatures and conditions.
Hebes
Hebes are evergreens that will give you wonderful color all year long. Hebes are a wonderful way to add a pop of color to your fall and winter landscape. See below for full list of Hebes.
Hebes
like Caledonia (purple) Sapphire (red tips during winter) Speciosa Variegata
and Andersonii (tricolor) are well worth the money spent. They’re fascinating
to see change in color as the seasons change. It’s like getting new plants
every season without having to replant.
The
benefits to planting Hebes as being an evergreen plant, they provide protection
from wind and erosion, a wall of them will help reduce noise, they don't need much pruning and are usually drought tolerant.
Most Hebes do need well drained soil and a bit of shade during the heat of the
summer months particularly in the southern California and Arizona.
If you
enjoy color all year long on your property, plant evergreens like Hebes to
compliment your landscape. They’re
usually a few dollars more than other shrubs and plants but, they’re well worth
it.
Evergreen Shrubs
List of Hebes (Wikipedia.org)
About 90-100 species, including:
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