Hebe ‘Oratia Beauty’ forms a robust evergreen shrub of fleshy, broadlyspear-shaped leaves 4–6 cm long. Covered in racemes of pink flowers fadingto white throughout spring and summer Oratia Beauty is a pretty addition toany garden. Evergreen and frost hardy. Grows to about 75 cmhigh.
Garden Use
Hebe Oratia Beauty is a great borderplant, the glossy green foliage can provide structure all year round andmakes a good backdrop for other varieties. The flowers are very strikingand in mild Winters may be produced right up till July. Hardy. Very hardy,it is well suited to containers, borders and landscape plantings, requiringlittle or no maintenance and is drought tolerant. Hebes are also excellentspecimens for pots and planters as well as rockeries, where they fill inthe dips between rocks perfectly.
Planting Guide
Plant inmoist free-draining soil that is poor or moderately fertile. It should bein a sheltered position in full sun or light shade. Hebes needfree-draining soil that is constantly moist, poor- medium fertile, andslightly acidic to slightly alkaline. They require good mulching at alltimes. Hardy on sites sheltered from strong, drying winds and hidden fromdirect winter sunlight, adult hebes usually regenerate readily after harshwinter damage if they are well-established.