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Posted by macbirch ACT Aust (My Page) on Tue, Jan 30, 07 at 8:12
| I have two Hebes that are a fairly tall variety with longish leaves and large flowers. I've misplaced my planting plan so I don't know what exactly they are. As they've gotten bigger the flowers have gotten shorter. Is this normal as the shrub increases in size or is it because of the drought or do they need feeding? |
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RE: Hebe flowers
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| I've never found hebes to be much good after about 2 seasons despite pruning and feeding and nurturing. They sell as perennials and I've tried various kinds in various spots and found they're best treated as biannuals. |
RE: Hebe flowers
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| I wonder if they've developed too many varieties and put them on the market before they've really tested them? I have a few good ones, a few that definately seem past their best despite pruning and one that rejuvinated beautifully the first time I pruned it and dropped dead the second time I pruned it. In the case of the shrubs I was asking about, one is fine apart from the shrinking flower phenomenon and the other one is not so good but is in a less than ideal position. In view of your comments I may have to get a little ruthless with some of the others rather than wasting any more time on them. I thought they might bounce back if the drought ever ends but I think you're right, some are just not very good after a couple of years. |
RE: Hebe flowers
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| Yeah, look, my assessment of hebes is they are a bit disappointing. Ok the first year, maybe ok the second but after that, well, there's probably some that have had more success with them than I but for years now when I see them in the nurseries I simply by-pass them. |
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