Xela's Garden
Hebe ‘Franciscana Variegata’
Genus: Hebe.
Species: Hebe.
Planted Vistabile front path border 09.10
Bought 09.10 at Sainsburys for £2.99
Type Shrub (Multi-stemmed Plant), Evergreen, Ground cover, Flowering
Form Rounded Multi-Stemmed Bush
Size Medium Border Plant (50-180cm height)
Colours White Flowers (Summer), Variegated green-gold Foliage
Care Some Maintenance Required - Tough Plant
Hardiness Frost hardy, Seaside Friendly
Growth Medium Growing Plant
Plant Strengths: All round tough plant suitable for problem areas; Provides valuable winter interest; Evergreen foliage for all year round colour and screening; Suitable for container growing; Suitable for exposed coastal planting; Attractive form or foliage for all year interest; Tolerates full sun and sandy, drought-prone soils.
[source www.findmeplants.co.uk/plant-hebe-x-franciscana-0959.aspx]
Hebe ‘Franciscana Variegata’ forms a fairly compact, rounded evergreen bush, about 2 ft (60 cm) high and wide. The variegated leaves are thick, oval-shaped and irregularly blotched with cream; 1.2–2 in (30–50 mm) long. The flowers are violet, fading to lilac or white; summer. In the UK this hebe needs a warm sheltered garden to thrive.
The parents of this hybrid are Hebe elliptica and Hebe speciosa.
[source: www.hebesoc.org/hebes/hebes_f/hebe_franciscana_variegata/hebe_franciscana_variegata.htm]
