Veronica 'Silver Dollar'
hebe Silver Dollar
A compact, low-growing, spreading evergreen shrub, 'Silver Dollar' has stunning variegated foliage. Grey-green, cream-edged leaves turn vividly burgundy...
2 litre pot
£19.99
available to order from summer
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Plant description
A compact, low-growing, spreading evergreen shrub, 'Silver Dollar' has stunning variegated foliage. Grey-green, cream-edged leaves turn vividly burgundy in autumn, in winter the cream margins turn magenta pink. Short, lilac-blue flowers, fading to white appear in early to mid-summer. This hebe makes an attractive low, informal hedge and is a useful plant for urban or coastal gardens, it needs protection from cold, drying winds.
Eventual height & spread
Plant features
Position
Full sun / light shade
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Borderline hardy (will need protection in winter in colder areas)
How to care for Veronica Silver Dollar:
When planting ‘Silver Dollar’ incorporate some well-rotted compost and mycorrhizal fungi into the planting hole. Requires minimal pruning, remove misplaced or frost-damaged branches in late spring.
