Hebe Survey 2024
Hebes. Shrubby Veronica. Whatever you call them, they are fabulous. In my maritime Pacific Northwest climate we are lucky to grow many of these valuable evergreen shrubs. But, sadly, not all. In my last hebe survey, which you can revisit here , most of the hebes in my garden were featured. Since the incredibly cold January spell this year wreaked havoc on many area gardens, there are updates to my former list. To my pleasant surprise most hebes/veronicas in my garden were completely unaffected by the extreme cold and ice, cementing their position as superstars. Many gardeners had issues with hebes so I want to go over which ones have proven to be resilient and which ones have had issues. Note: Hebes are now re-re-classified as belonging to the genus Veronica. That is to say they used to be, then they became Hebes and now back to Veronica. To avoid confusion, I will stick with Hebe for now. Hebe buxifolia in bloom. In this post I list plants that in my experience and opinion are the be