{"product_id":"hebe-chocolate-box™-candy-cream","title":"Hebe CHOCOLATE BOX™ ‘Candy Cream’","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"52\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"16\"\u003eCommon Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"16\" data-end=\"19\"\u003eHebe CHOCOLATE BOX™ ‘Candy Cream’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"975\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"70\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"70\" data-end=\"73\"\u003eHebe CHOCOLATE BOX™ ‘Candy Cream’ is a compact and colourful evergreen shrub offering year-round interest through its vibrant foliage and creamy-white flower spikes. Part of the CHOCOLATE BOX™ series, this variety features small, glossy green leaves flushed with burgundy—especially pronounced in cooler weather—creating a rich, textured backdrop for its seasonal blooms. In late spring and early summer, 'Candy Cream' produces upright flower spikes of soft cream to pale lemon, contrasting beautifully against the dark foliage. It thrives in Melbourne’s temperate climate and performs well in both full sun and part shade, preferring well-drained soil and regular watering through dry periods. Its tidy, naturally rounded growth habit makes it ideal for borders, low hedging, rockeries, and container displays. It’s also a bee-friendly plant, helping support pollinators in urban and suburban gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"977\" data-end=\"988\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"977\" data-end=\"986\"\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"989\" data-end=\"1049\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"989\" data-end=\"1006\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"991\" data-end=\"1006\"\u003eShrub - Small\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1007\" data-end=\"1049\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1009\" data-end=\"1049\"\u003eShrub - Clumping \/ Grass-like \/ Mounding\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1051\" data-end=\"1069\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1051\" data-end=\"1067\"\u003eMature Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1108\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1090\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1090\"\u003eHeight: 40–60 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