Height: 18 inches
Spread: 30 inches
Sunlight:
Hardiness Zone: 7
Other Names: Shrubby Veronica
Description:
A compact, dense, rounded variety, featuring glossy dark green leaves that turn bronze-red in winter; a profusion of lovely, pale pink flowers in summer; adaptable and low maintenance; tolerates some mild frost, but should be sheltered
Ornamental Features
Pink Candy Hebe has masses of beautiful clusters of pink flowers at the ends of the branches from early to late summer, which are most effective when planted in groupings. It has attractive dark green evergreen foliage. The glossy pointy leaves are highly ornamental and turn coppery-bronze in the fall, which persists throughout the winter.
Landscape Attributes
Pink Candy Hebe is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a mounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It is a good choice for attracting birds, bees and butterflies to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Pink Candy Hebe is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Mass Planting
- Rock/Alpine Gardens
- General Garden Use
- Groundcover
- Container Planting
Planting & Growing
Pink Candy Hebe will grow to be about 18 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 30 inches. It has a low canopy. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years.
This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It may require supplemental watering during periods of drought or extended heat. This plant should not require much in the way of fertilizing once established, although it may appreciate a shot of general-purpose fertilizer from time to time early in the growing season. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
Pink Candy Hebe makes a fine choice for the outdoor landscape, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers and foliage against which the thriller plants stand out. Note that when grown in a container, it may not perform exactly as indicated on the tag - this is to be expected. Also note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden. Be aware that in our climate, this plant may be too tender to survive the winter if left outdoors in a container. Contact our experts for more information on how to protect it over the winter months.
