Hebe Sunshine "Shrubby Veronica" 2Liter

🌞 Hebe ‘Sunshine’

Botanical Name: Hebe ‘Sunshine’
Common Names: Shrubby Veronica, Sunshine Hebe

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📌 Product Description

Hebe ‘Sunshine’ is a compact, evergreen shrub prized for its vibrant lime-green foliage that brightens gardens year-round. Its dense, bushy growth habit produces spikes of small purple or lilac flowers during its flowering season, attracting bees and butterflies.

This versatile plant is perfect for garden borders, hedges, rockeries, or container plantings in South African gardens, offering low-maintenance beauty and structure.

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📏 Size When Fully Grown

• Height: approx. 60 – 90 cm
• Spread: approx. 60 – 90 cm
• Growth Habit: Compact, bushy, evergreen
• Growth Rate: Moderate

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🌱 Best Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun to partial shade (best foliage colour in full sun)
• Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil; tolerates sandy or loamy soils
• Water:
  • Moderate watering
  • Drought-tolerant once established
  • Avoid waterlogging
• Feeding: Apply balanced fertiliser in spring for healthy growth
• Maintenance:
  • Light pruning after flowering maintains shape
  • Remove dead or damaged stems

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🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

• Best Planting Time: Spring (August – October)
• Growing Season: Spring to late summer
• Flowering Season: Late spring to summer (October – January)
• Climate Suitability: Thrives in temperate, coastal, and subtropical regions
• Frost Tolerance: Light frost tolerant; protect young plants

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🌼 Additional Benefits

• Evergreen foliage adds year-round interest
• Long flowering season attracts pollinators
• Low-maintenance and drought-tolerant
• Excellent for borders, hedges, and container displays

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🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Garden borders and hedges
✔ Patio and balcony containers
✔ Rockeries and mixed plantings
✔ Pollinator-friendly gardens