Hebe odora

Scientific Name: Veronica odora

Also Known As

Hebe buxifolia
Hebe buxifolia 'Buxifolia'
Hebe buxifolia 'Nana'
Boxwood Hebe
Nana Boxleaf Hebe

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 3'-4'
W: 4'-5'

planting zones

7a-10b

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Hebe odora plant details

Hebe odora is a slow-growing broadleaf evergreen shrub with gold and green foliage. In spring and summer white flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and occasional water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something seaside / salt tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Hebe odora

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: plantaginaceae
Foliage: evergreen gold and green
Mature size: 4 FT - 5 FT - wide, 3 FT - 4 FT - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring and summer
Uses: compact, dense

GROWING CONDITIONS for Hebe odora

USDA Zones: 7a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: occasional
Resistant to: seaside / salt and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Zn 7. White to lilac flowers. Green foliage.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Narrow green leaves on compact shrub, evergreen. White flowers. Protect from winds

By: Lael's Moon Garden

Round, dense bushy shrub with tiny round, dark green leaves. White flowers are tubular and borne on racemes although this is primarily a foliage plant. Excellent small shrub for rock gardens or specimen wherever it's sunny and the soil well-drained. Very heat resistant and can be pruned hard for shape -- it's naturally very symmetrical.

By: Lazy S'S Farm Nursery

A compact upright growing shrub to 3 or 4' with bright green leaves and small white flowers. Blooms profusely from June-July in dense terminal clusters and makes an excellent hedge. Likes the coastal regions. Does not do well inland.

By: Greer Gardens Inc.

Compact, dense, and upright, with glossy evergreen leaves that have yellowish-green edges. If it weren't for the masses of small white flowers it produces in midspring and the sporadic dividends it yields in summer, you'd swear this was a dwarf boxwood.