Hebe pinguifolia 'Pagei'
shrubby veronica
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: poor or moderately fertile, moist, well-drained neutral to slightly alkaline soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: May and June
- Hardiness: fully hardy
- Garden care: Needs minimal pruning. Remove misplaced or frost damaged branches in late spring.
Masses of pure-white flowers on purple stems in late spring and early summer and fleshy, blue-green leaves. This neat, semi-prostrate evergreen shrub is an attractive groundcover plant for the front of a border in sun or part-shade and also looks good among silver-leaved plants. It is salt and pollution tolerant and therefore suitable for city or coastal gardens.
Acanthus spinosus
bear's breeches
A stunning architectural plant
Heuchera 'Obsidian' (PBR)
coral bells
Striking new variety with glossy jet black-maroon leaves and pure white flowers
Convolvulus cneorum
convolvulus
Fabulous silver foliage and white flowers
Astelia chathamica 'Silver Spear'
silver spear
Dramatic, silvery, spear-shaped leaves
July pruning of trees, shrubs and climbers
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The centre of the plant may die off, so dig it up and plant small clumps in autumn to prevent it becoming all outer and no middle! The stems root as they grow: detach them with a clean, sharp penknife for an instant new plantlet
Lucy Summers - Greenfingers Guides