The beautiful little Hebe 'Purple Pixie' (syn. Hebe Mohawk) which grows at the top of my sunny border, near the
garden room has had the most fantastic flowers this year. I mean, an absolutely dense covering of purple which the bees and other pollinators have just loved. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I cut the shrub back quite hard in spring because it was starting to look a bit leggy and I really did think that I would have hardly any flowers this year, but not so. Obviously. Seems that the time to prune this hebe is in early spring, cutting off the dead flowers then. I imagine the dead flowers will give the shrub some protection against frost during winter. I think this little hebe shrub would make a wonderful low-growing hedge/border to have around the garden.
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| Hebe 'Purple Pixie' (syn. Hebe Mohawk) |
About Hebe 'Purple Pixie' (syn. Hebe Mohawk) : "The mid-green leaves stay on the plant all year. It is hardy to -5C. It likes a sunny spot in fertile well-drained soil and a achieves a height and spread of 50cm (2ft). It is a source of food for bees and butterflies in early summer. It can be trimmed lightly in early spring to remove old flower heads and to maintain a rounded shape."
Please,
SAVE OUR BEES. Bees love hebe and honeysuckle too!
Save our Bees (Friends of the Earth link).
Plants for pollinators
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| Hebe 'Purple Pixie' (syn. Hebe Mohawk) |
