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Hebe salicifolia

Scientific Name: Veronica salicifolia

Also Known As

Koromiko
Willow-leaved Hebe

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 6'-8'
W: 7'

planting zones

7a-10b

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Hebe salicifolia plant details

Hebe salicifolia is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with green foliage. In summer lavender and white flowers emerge. Grows well with sun and even moisture water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Hebe salicifolia

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: plantaginaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 7 FT wide, 6 FT - 8 FT - tall
Flowers: lavender and white blooms in summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Hebe salicifolia

USDA Zones: 7a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: even moisture
Resistant to: verticillium wilt
Soil needs: well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A large, bushy, upright, evergreen shrub with spear-shaped, light green leaves. The flowers are white. This species is very common throughout the South Island of New Zealand and also occurs in Chile. It is the parent of many garden hybrids.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

A very tall and bushy hebe, to an eventual 6-8 ft tall and wide, with long, narrow, willow-like leaves, and, in summer, spikes of white to pale lilac flowers. Sun to part shade out of drying winds in soil that drains well with moderate summer water to establish and occasionally thereafter. USDA zone 8.

By: Cistus Nursery

Native to both Chile and New Zealand, with narrow willowy leaves on shrubs that can reach 5m; topped by numerous 20cm conical racemes of lavender tinged white flowers.