Gardengirl
Hertfordshire,UK
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| Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 5:42 pm Post subject: What type of hebe? |
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I acquired this Hebe many years ago as a small off shoot from a friend. It has been very slow growing with pretty pale lavender flowers in the Spring. I seem to remember seeing a Hebe called 'Baby's Tears' which resembles my one but cannot find anything when doing a search. I would like to put it on Plant Stew but want to be accurate.
Can anyone help please?
Hebe ( photo / image / picture from Gardengirl's Garden )
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eileen
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Scotland
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| Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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It looks like Hebe ‘Baby Marie’ (syn Hebe buxifolia ‘Nana’.) Its flowers are lilac and appear in late spring to early summer.
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Gardengirl
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| Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Eileen, I have looked it up and I think this could be my one.
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kaseylib
Wisconsin
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| Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 12:44 am Post subject: |
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Looks like a beautiful plant, and thanks for sharing. I never heard of this plant before, and I'm sure they're not hardy here, but I was interested enough that I found a neat site with all kinds of info on them. You may want to check it out for yourself: http://www.hebesoc.org./hebes_atoz/hebes_atoz.htm
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Gardengirl
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| Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 7:49 am Post subject: |
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Thanks kaseylib. I have checked out the site and found what looks like my Hebe which I think confirms that Eileen was right. I am now hopefully able to put it on Plant Stew 
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