Botanical Name: Hebe brachysiphon Snowdrift
Common Names: TBA
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Shrub Like
Description:
Hebe Snowdrift is an old time favourite amongst Australian gardeners, for its proven performance in gardens across the country. Snowdrift is an evergreen, bushy shrub reaching up to 1.5 metres in height/width, with narrow forest green foliage. The tips of Snowdrift open up to white or a very pale mauve flower spikes through summer. Originally a native of New Zealand, Hebes are renowned for their tough characteristics being tolerable of a wide range of conditions. Great for coastal gardens – tolerant of salt spray and strong winds. Butterfly attracting, perfect for poolsides, small gardens and low hedging.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Costal Garden, Courtyard, Feature, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screeningd, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Scrophulariaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High
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