Hebe 'Silver Anniversary'

That's a relief Shirley...I always think the same.

That's a beautiful Hebe, Shirley!

Thanks Julia, I took a ten minute look at the garden yesterday and there's not much colour but the shrubs seemed to have fared ok.

Thanks David, it's one I can see from the kitchen window so I'm happy with that!

This hebe is very pretty Shirley_tulip. None of my hebes survived our winters. I buy one every year (just in hope.)

That's such a shame as they are very attractive shrubs. Have a look at the very hardiest types and plant one of those ... :o))

I shall have to have a look around & see if I can find one for the balcony!

David, check the size it may reach before buying one!

Klahanie, the smaller the leaves the hardier the Hebe is apparently.The larger leaved ones are quite tender.

Thanks for your advice Julia. I will try again.

Thanks, Shirley! I'll have to have a look online to see how much they cost, their size, s you say, to see if they are suitable to grow on the balcony. Are they easy to propagate? I think I tried to root some cutting of a different Hebe some years ago without success. :(

As there will be a new garden centre opening here in a few months time I may ask my son to take me there in his car to see if they have any in stock. It's a 'Blue Diamond' centre that is taking over the Dobbies' centre that closed down just before Christmas last year. Do you know the chain? I did a search online this morning & saw they have lots of centres in the SW & W, surrounding Wales but none actually in Wales itself but all on the border! They looked like an army besieging Wales! :D

That’s a pretty one Shirley. I haven’t been lucky with nice Vars. of Euphorbias, always lost them in the winter. I didn’t know about the smaller leaved one’s being hardier.

I find the purple ones aren’t as tough as the green ones. Some of the larger leaved ones are actually tough as old boots. It’s a case of trial and error I think. This one is pretty. My glaucous ones have actually been flowering a little.

That’s a very pretty Hebe Shirley.

A lovely Hebe to have in the garden. I used to have one in a pot for years. I must get another one now I've seen your photo...thanks.

Oh hello Hb, I hope you and T. are keeping well in this cold and wet weather. The Hebe really does stand out amongst the evergreens, pleased it survived the Winter.

Lindak, thanks for liking this and good luck with your search for a Hebe.