New Zealand Flame Bush (Hebe)
- Tim_Dutton
- IsabelT
- Jojo
- Paluh
- LyndaH
- Sigma777
- LyndaH
- KSS_FLOWERS
- henry_the_eighth
- smoochamoo
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» Tim_Dutton - Tim is just passing by and is just as stumped as you are Lynda.
Tim is just passing by and is just as stumped as you are Lynda. I suppose this is yet another reason for NOT using common names on plants. I have a LOT of Hebes, but none of them are variegated, and here at least, all of them get sold as Hebe something-or-other. If it has been bred outside New Zealand there is every chance we would never have come across it here. That has certainly been the case for a lot of Leptospermum varieties, so I expect it would be for Hebes as well. Sorry Diana.Apart from that, I agree with Lynda's comments on Hebe growing conditions. I feed mine every spring as well with a mulch of well rotted compost. They are supposed to flower better in subsequent years if you remove the spent flower heads, but there are so many flower heads on the larger bushes that it takes a long time. I never bother these days. Most will set seed easily and hybridise readily. I have all sorts of unnamed seedlings cropping up in the garden.
Tim Dutton
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» IsabelT - there are a couple of variegated hebes sold around here, general
there are a couple of variegated hebes sold around here, generally known as 'the hardy one' and the' not so hardy one' this is zone 8. there are probably some listed in the Heronswood catalogue- www.Heronswood.com. Never heard them called Flame bush before, though.-- posted by IsabelT
» Jojo - A grower called "Nuseryman's Exchange" in California flooded the
A grower called "Nuseryman's Exchange" in California flooded the market with these earlier this month. I've seen them everywhere from chainstores to garden centres, sold in many different ways, as houseplants, tender shrubs and hardy shrubs. Maybe yours came from the same distributor. They were in round, 6 inch pots.I had never seen a variegated hebe before. It's quite a nice variegation too. Silver and white, in wide, variable banding. It's large-leaved, making it slightly less hardy than the small-leaved types commonly available here.
Diana - Care for your hebe will depend on where you are. Lynda is right with her care instructions, and they DO need to get a cold period, or dormant period of some kind. Grown indoors year round, they will simply exhaust themselves.
Consider the coldest it should get as -5 degrees celcius. That's 5 degrees below freezing, also known as 23 degrees farenheit, if my calculation is correct. They also dislike their roots being wet during their dormant period.
Jojo
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» LyndaH - Flame Bush size
Hi,Once again... I'm afraid I can't help. The New Zealand Flame Bush is obviously a great name for it - but it's not known as that here. Generally, hebes aren't enormous shrubs, although they can get rather leggy after a few years. It's best to prune them lightly after flowering to keep the shape.
-- posted by LyndaH
» KSS_FLOWERS - HEBE
I just bought a HEBE (New Zealand Flame Bush) at Home Depot. I have been trying to find information for days. Thanks to you guys I have a better undrestanding of it. It was also sold as indoors. I did get some information ont he WEB but not much. The garden centers near me told me they were annuals. But from what I've read they are perenials.-- posted by KSS_FLOWERS
» henry_the_eighth - New Zealand Flame Bush - Bloom Rite
We received this plant as a gift. As we understood it is not frost-hardy,Our zone is 6) we have brought the plant indoors and have placed it in a sunny location. Any suggestions on what to feed it and how often?-- posted by henry_the_eighth
» smoochamoo - i got a flame bush a little over two months ago and i currently
i got a flame bush a little over two months ago and i currently keep it as a houseplant. It is doing very well except for the amount of water it consumes! (a cup full each day) But recently, I noticed little white flecks on the leaves. If you touch the leaves they are sticky. I have looked everywhere on diseases. Can you tell me what this is and how to treat it? Thanks, Jill-- posted by smoochamoo
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