Hebe 'Walter Buccleugh' Evergreen Shrub | Compact Purple Flowering Plant in 4" Pot or 1 Gallon
About This Plant
Hebe 'Walter Buccleugh' is a compact evergreen shrub featuring dense glossy green foliage and spikes of lilac to purple flowers. It forms a rounded mound and blooms from summer into early fall, attracting bees and butterflies. This low-maintenance plant is suitable for borders, foundation plantings, rock gardens, containers, and small-space landscapes, and it remains colorful year-round.
What You Will Receive
Live Hebe 'Walter Buccleugh' plant in a 4" pot or 1 gallon container. The description specifies an evergreen shrub with compact, rounded growth habit and year-round foliage, with lilac to purple flower spikes. (Rooted or unrooted status is not explicitly stated in the provided text.)
🌿 Plant Details
- Botanical Name: Hebe 'Walter Buccleugh'
- Common Name: Walter Buccleugh Hebe
- Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub
- Foliage Color: Glossy Green
- Flower Color: Lilac to Purple
- Bloom Season: Summer through Early Fall
- Mature Height: 12 Inches
- Mature Width: 12 Inches
- Growth Habit: Compact, Rounded
- Light Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Water Needs: Low to Moderate
- Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil
- Hardiness Zones: USDA 7–10
- Characteristics: Evergreen, Pollinator Friendly, Drought Tolerant, Low Maintenance
🌼 Garden Uses
Ideal for borders, foundation plantings, low hedges, rock gardens, container plantings, and small-space landscapes. Its compact size provides year-round structure and colorful blooms.
🌺 Companion Plants
Pairs well with Lavender, Coral Bells (Heuchera), Sedum, Salvia, Dianthus, Festuca (Blue Fescue), Nepeta (Catmint), Coreopsis, and Erysimum (Wallflower).
🌱 Care Instructions
- Plant in fertile, well-drained soil.
- Provide full sun for the heaviest flowering.
- Water regularly during establishment; once established, water during prolonged dry periods.
- Apply a balanced slow-release fertilizer in early spring.
- Lightly prune after flowering to maintain a compact shape and encourage dense growth.
- Mulch around the base to conserve soil moisture, keeping mulch away from the stem.
Live Plant Notice
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