This purple Hebe is flowering about 2’6″ high in a compact format. I would like to make a low hedge of Hebe (Veronica)  to breakup the outline of a large border and this variety amongst many others suits me well.

Hebe Cuttings

• Now is a good time to take a series of cuttings to root this Autumn and be ready to transplant next spring.
• You can pull off a 4inch shoot leaving a bit of a heel and pot it in sharp compost or soil with some sand added.
• I cut with a knife  or take my cuttings with secateurs if I am busy.
• Trim off the bottom leaves and try get a cutting with the wood just beginning to harden at the base as this summers green wood may not root as easily.
• Take more cuttings than you need and if some fail it won’t be a problem. If you have too many plants you can always find a happy home for these flowering shrubs.
• Theoretically you should use cuttings from unflowered branches but I find so much floral profusion that it is hardly worth seeking them out.